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YEARBOOK

1949

MASSACHUSETTS
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

1949

FLOWER SHOWS

MASSACHUSETTS

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

IN HORTICULTURAL HALL

JANUARY 20 AND 21 Camellia Show

MARCH 13 TO 19 Spring Flower Show

(Mechanics Building)

MAY 2 AND 3 Daffodil Show

MAY 1 1 AND 12 Tulip Show

JUNE 16 AND 17 Peonies, Iris and Roses

AUGUST 23 AND 24 Exhibition of the Products

of Children's Gardens

AUGUST 25 AND 26 Gladiolus Show

OCTOBER 13, 14 AND 15 Harvest Show

NOVEMBER 3 TO 6 Autumn Flower Show

(DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

1949

YEARBOOK

OF THE

MASSACHUSETTS^^--

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Annual Die ports for
1948

and a List of 'Boo/cs
^dded to the Library

FOREWORD

The Commitfee on Lectures and Publications has the honor to present
herewith the twenty-sixth number of the Society's YEAR BOOK, with
which are combined the annual reports for the year 1 948,

Boston, Mass. ERNEST HOFTYZER

July 1, 1949 Chairman

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DR. R. A. VAN METER

President, University of Massachusetts
Elected a Trustee, May 2, 1 949

CONTENTS

Board of Government 5

Committees of the Society 7

Medals and Certificates Awarded in 1 948 9

Garden Committee Awards 20

Special Medal Awards 23

Books Added to the Library

Between May 1, 1948 and May 1, 1949 26

Helen Noyes Webster 28

Report: Benevolent Fruit and Flower Mission 35

ANNUAL MEETING

The President's Address 38

Report of the Secretary 41

Report of Exhibitions Committee 44

Report of the Committee on Prizes 45

Report of Committee on Children's Gardens 46

Report of the Library Committee 48

Report of the Treasurer 50

Result of the Balloting 53

Necrology 54

Honorary Members 56

Bequests to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Ill

Bachrach

OLIVER WOLCOn

Elected a Trustee, May 2, 1 949

THE BOARD OF GOVERNMENT

OF THE

MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

President
JOHN S. AMES

Vice-Presidents

AUBREY B, BUTLER

DR. GEORGE O. CLARK

Trustees

*John S. Ames Seth L. Kelsey (1951)

*Aubrey B. Butler Ray M. Koon (1950)

George W. Butterworth (1952) George Lewis, Jr. (1952)

*Stedman Buttrick Elmer D. Merrill (1950)

George B. Cabot (1951) Mrs. William A. Parker (1951)

*Dr. George O. Clark Harold S. Ross (1950)
Mrs. John Gardner Coolidge (1952) R. A. Van Meter (1952)

Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby (1950) Mrs. Roger S. Warner (1951)
Ernest Hoftyzer (1950) *Edwin S. Webster

Walter Hunnewell (1951) Oliver Wolcott (1952)

Honorary Trustee
Oakes Ames

Treasurer
STEDMAN BUTTRICK

Assistant Treasurer
GEORGE LEWIS, JR.

Secretary
ARNO H. NEHRLING

* Members ex-officio. Dates given are those of expiration of terms.

The Albert C. Burrage Gold Vase

John S. Ames, president, awards this Society's highest honor to Alexander
Irving Heimlich, Woburn, for most outstanding exhibit in 1948

COMMITTEES OF THE SOCIETY

For the Year Ending May 1, 1950

AUBREY B. BUTLER
STEDAAAN BUHRICK

STEDMAN BUHRICK

AUBREY B. BUTLER
STEDA\AN BUHRICK

GEORGE W. BUHERWORTH

GEORGE W. BUHERWORTH
RAY M. KOON

ERNEST BOROWSKI

MRS. S. V. R. CROSBY
GEORGE LEWIS, JR.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
JOHN S. AMES, Chairman

FINANCE COMMITTEE

JOHN S. AMES, Chairman

BUDGET COMMITTEE

JOHN S. AMES, Chairman

EDWIN S. WEBSTER
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

RAY M. KOON, Chairman

COMMITTEE ON EXHIBITIONS
DR. ELMER D. MERRILL, Chairman

COMMITTEE ON PRIZES

GEORGE B. CABOT, Chairman
THOAAAS MILNE, Co-Chairman

JAMES METHVEN

COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY

DR. ELMER D. MERRILL, Chairman

DR. GEORGE O. CLARK
EDWIN S. WEBSTER

WALTER HUNNEWELL

DR. GEORGE O. CLARK
WALTER HUNNEWELL

ERNEST HOFTYZER

MRS. WILLIAM A. PARKER
HAROLD D. STEVENSON

WALTER HUNNEWELL

MRS. SUSAN McKELVEY
MRS. ROGER S. WARNER

COMMITTEE ON LECTURES AND PUBLICATIONS

ERNEST HOFTYZER, Chairman

DR. R. A. VAN METER

AUBREY B. BUTLER
SETH L. KELSEY

RAY M. KOON

COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL MEDALS

HAROLD S. ROSS, Chairman

MRS. JOHN G. COOUDGE
ALEXANDER I. HEIMLICH

GEORGE W. BUHERWORTH

COMMITTEE ON GARDENS

SETH L. KELSEY, Chairman

COMMITTEE ON BUILDING
JOHN S. AMES, Chairman

DR. R. A. VAN METER
DR. ELMER D. MERRILL

GEORGE LEWIS, JR.
OLIVER WOLCOn

STEDMAN BUHRICK

COMAUrrEE ON CHILDREN'S GARDENS EXHIBITIONS

MRS. ROGER S. WARNER, Chairman

DANIEL W. O'BRIEN

MRS. HENRY D. TUDOR

ALBERT C. BURRAGE, JR.
MRS. JOHN G. COOLIDGE

GEORGE B. CABOT
WALTER HUNNEWELL

COMMfrrEE ON THE ALBERT C. BURRAGE GOLD VASE

HAROLD S. ROSS, Chairman

DR. ELMER D. MERRILL
GEORGE B. CABOT
NOMINATING COMMITTEE

SETH L. KELSEY
MRS. WILLIAM A. PARKER
MRS. ROGER S. WARNER

LORD ABERCONWAY, London, England

President, Royal Horticultural Society

awarded

George Robert White Medal of Honor

for eminent service in horticulture

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED IN 1948

The Albert C. Burrage Gold Vase

Alexander Irving Heimlich, Woburn, for the most outstanding exhibit in 1948.

George Robert White Medal of Honor

Lord Aberconway, London, England, for eminent service in horticulture.

Thomas Roland Medal

Henry Kohankie, Painesville, Ohio, for skill in horticulture.

Jackson Dawson Memorial Medal

Harold B. Tukey, East Lansing, Michigan, for his work with apple understocks
and the introduction of many new varieties of small fruits.

Gold Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

The Gardner Museum, The Fenway, Boston, for a model garden of high educa-
tional value.

Gold Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

A. Kenneth Simpson, Pittsfield, for his outstanding work in developing the Berk-
shire Garden Center.

Gold Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

George H. Palmer, Chestnut Hill, for his skill in producing and exhibiting plants
in the shows of the Society over a long period of years.

Silver Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hudson, Winchester, for the skillful development of the
outdoor living-room type of garden.

Silver Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Stoddard, Bass Rocks, Gloucester, for a wonderful
transformation of bare rocks into a beautiful garden.

Massachusetts Horticultural Society Scroll

Dr. Hugh P. Baker, Winter Park, Florida, in recognition of his achievements in
developing the State College into the University of Massachusetts.

President's Cup

Lexington Nurseries, Inc., Lexington, for the "Garden of Reverie" at the Spring
Show.

Gold Medal of the Horticultural Society of New York

Alexander Irving Heimlich, Woburn, for a naturahstic garden at the Spring Show.

Gold Medal Certificate of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Albert A. Hulley, Middleboro, for a Rose Garden at the Spring Show.

The George Holliday Memorial Prize

Peter Arnott, Chestnut Hill, for a group of orchid plants at the Spring Show.

Beacon Hill Garden Club Cup

Groton Garden Club, for a corner of a fruit garden at the Spring Show.

Grand Hall at 1949 New England Spring Flower Show

A tropical scene representing a jungle near the headwaters of the Amazon River.
Hosts of brilliant orchids were massed amid rare tropical trees and shrubs. The
Society was awarded the Bulkley Medal of the Garden Club of America for

this bold and original display

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES— Conf/nuec/ 11

Mrs. John S. Ames Cup

The Junior League Garden Club for the horticultural excellence of a June Border
at the Spring Show.

The Charles H. Toffy Memorial Medal

Alexander Irving Heimlich, Wobum, for the most meritorious exhibit at the
Spring Show.

The Anfoine Leufhy Gold Medal

William Todd, North Uxbridge, for the best display of flowering and foliage plants
at the Spring Show.

Trophy of fhe Massachusefffs Departmenf of Agriculture

Bay State Nurseries, Inc., North Abington, for a Dutch Garden at the Spring
Show.

Sarah Todd Bulkley Medal of the Garden Club of America

Alexander Irving Heimlich, Woburn, for a naturalistic garden at the Spring Show.

Book: John C. Wister*s "Woman's Home Companion Garden Book"

John S, Ames, North Easton, for the camellia Grandiflora rosea, best bloom in
the Show.

Crystal Vases

Harold S. Ross, Hingham, for the cottage tulip Mrs. John T. Scheepers, best

bloom in the Show.
Perry Seed Company, Boston, for the dafifodil Golden Harvest, best bloom in the

Show.

New England Gladiolus Society 29th Anniversary Prize

An illuminated scroll awarded by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society to Mr.
and Mrs. Lester G. Bruggemann, Hingham, for Champion Spike (Connecticut
Yankee).

Gold Medals

Mrs. Thomas Barbour, for a display of vegetables.

Bay State Nurseries, Inc., for a Dutch Garden at the Spring Show.

Boston School of Flower Arrangement, Mrs. Arthur P. Teele, Director, for Winter

arrangements for home and church.
Mrs. E. D. Brandegee, for a group of chrysanthemumis.
Breck's, for a display of daffodils.
Breck's, for a display of tulips.
Breck's, for tulip fields at the Spring Show.

Fishelson, Florist, for a continental flower market at the Spring Show.
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts (Mrs. Chester Cook and Mrs.

Benjamin W. Currier, co-chairmen), for flower arrangements at the Spring

Show.
Garden-in-the- Woods (Will C. Curtis), for a rock garden featuring species tulips

and other bulbs and plants at the Spring Show.
Gardeners and Florists Club of Boston, for a display of tulips.
Elmer Gove, Burlington, Vermont, for a display of gladiolus.
Alexander Irving Heimlich, for a ledge garden at the Spring Show.
Albert A. Hulley, for a rose garden at the Spring Show.
Lexington Nurseries, Inc., for the "Garden of Reverie" at the Spring Show.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society Women's Exhibitions Conmiittee (Mrs.

James H. Perkins, 2nd and Miss Mary M. Binney, co-chairmen), for a terraced

garden, seasonally planted at the Spring Show.
Mrs. H. Alarik W. Myrin, Kimberton, Pennsylvania (at Philadelphia), for a group

of chrysanthemums.

Spring Flower Show, 1949

A section of the jungle in Grand Hall, showing a few of the gorgeous orchids
and palms, with a native's hut in the background

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES — Continued 13

New Eugland Carnation Growers Association, for a display of carnations at the

Spring Show.
Riverside Farm, Rhinecliff, New York, for an exhibit of Riverside anemones at the

Spring Show.
Don Roehrs, East Rutherford, New Jersey (at New York), for the best garden in

the Show.
Roses Incorporated, for displays of roses at the Spring Show.
William T. Walke & Sons, Inc., for a group of amaryllis at the Spring Show.
Edwin S. Webster, for a group of chrysanthemums.
Edwin S. Webster, for a group of orchids at the Spring Show.
Weston Nurseries, Inc., for an informal Spring corner garden at the Spring Show.

Silver Medals

Arnold Arboretum, for a collection of photographs of plants growing in the Arnold
Arboretum at the Spring Show.

Boston Mycological Club, for an exhibit of economically important fungi at the
Spring Show.

Boston School Gardens — Woburn, for the largest and best display of vegetables
and flowers from a school garden.

Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley, for a display of camellias.

Breck's, for a display of miniature dahlias.

Bristol County Agricultural School, Horticultural Club, for a display of cut flow-
ers at the Spring Show.

Cherry Hill Nurseries, for an informal garden at the Spring Show.

Frost & Higgins Company, for a formal garden at the Spring Show.

Thomas L. Galvin, for an exhibit of large-flowered dahlias.

Edgar L. Kline, Lake Grove, Oregon, for a collection of lilies.

Mt. Auburn Cemetery, for an informal garden at the Spring Show.

New England Branch — American Begonia Society, for a display of begonias.

New York and New England Apple Institute, Inc., for a bank of apples.

Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, 2nd, for a group of chrysanthemums.

Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, 2nd, for a group of cymbidiums at the Spring Show.

Park Floral Company, Denver, Colorado, for carnation Glacier.

S. Arthur Peterson, for carnation Pink Art.

John Russell, for a display of daffodils.

Miss Eleanora Sears, for a group of chrysanthemums.

George L. Slate — New York Agricultural Experiment Station — for a collection
of hybrid lily seedlings.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Stone, for a group of nerines.

Marinus Van Der Pol, for an informal garden at the Spring Show.

H. Vermeulen, "Het Linden" (in Holland) for the most beautiful exhibit in the
Show.

Waltham Field Station, for a collection of unusual squash and apple varieties.

Watson's Camellia Gardens, for a display of camellias.

Edwin S. Webst«r, for a group of orchids.

Bronze Medals

Mrs. G. W. Anderson, for a display of vegetables.

Woodbury ^M. Bartlett, for a chrysanthemum terrace.

Bristol County Agricultural School, Horticultural Club, for an azalea garden at the

Spring Show.
Mrs. WUhelmina F. Greene, Winter Park, Florida, for an exhibit of water colors —

Flowers of the Americas.
Mr. Walter Hunnewell, for a collection of rhododendrons.
Roman J. Irwin, Inc., New York City, for carnation Red Champion.
Middlesex County Beekeepers Association for a beekeeping exhibit at the Spring

Show.
Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon, for a display of lilies.
Patten & Company, for carnation Sylvia.

Spring Flower Show, 1949

The hyacinth garden, a section of the Spring and Autumn garden staged by
Bay State Nurseries of Abington, Mass.

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES— Conf/nuec/ 15

George L. rflate and L. H. MacDaniels — New York Agricultural Experiment

Station, for a miscellaneous collection of named varieties of lilies.
Greorge H. Walker, for a collection of si>ecimen gourds.
Yerex Bulb Farms, Newberg, Oregon, for aurelian hybrids.

First Class CeHificates

Anemone Riverside Betty, exhibited by Riverside Farm.

Anemone Riverside Brilliant, exhibited by Riverside Farm.

Anemone Riverside Carol, exhibited by Riverside Farm.

Anemone Riverside Jean, exhibited by Riverside Farm.

Anemone Riverside Majestic, exhibited by Riverside Farm.

Anemone Riverside Royal, exhibited by Riverside Farm.

Azalea Lambertus C. Bobbink, exhibited by Ernest Borowski.

Carnation Pink Art, exhibit-ed by S. Arthur Peterson.

Carnation Sylvia, exhibited by Patten & Company.

Chrysanthemum Luther Adams Breck, exhibited by Breck's.

Chrysanthemum Mrs. Thomas Dewey, exhibited by Cummings, the Florist.

New English chrysanthemums, exhibited by Totty's.

Lilium Enchantment, exhibited by Oregon Bulb Farms.

Lilium Skyrocket, exhibited by Edgar L. Kline.

Lilium speciosum, Lucie Wilson, exhibited by Frank Wilson.

Awards of Merit

Aurelian hybrid, variety Waltham, exhibited by Yerex Bulb Farms.

Carnation Mrs. Virginia Irwin, exhibited by George P. Barr.

Carnation Sidney Littlefield, exhibited by James Hudson Company.

Carnation Sylvia, exhibited by Patten & Company.

Celastrus scandens steffeki, exhibited by Edwin F. Steffek.

C/hrysanthemum Fall Days, exhibited by P. I. Merry.

Steuben Grape, exhibited by the New York Agricultural Ex})eiiment Station.

Lilium auratum hybrids, exhibited by Boyce Thompson Institute.

Lilium Cardinal, exhibited by Edgar L. Kline.

Lilium Poak's Radiance, exhibited by Leslie Woodriff.

Lilium speciosum punctatum, exhibited by Leslie Woodriff.

Lilium Twinkle, exhibited by Leslie Woodriff.

Peony Natanis, exhibited by Benjamin W. Guppy.

Peony Paugus, exhibited by Benjamin W. Guppy.

Peony Otash, exhibited by Benjamin W. Guppy.

Dwarf pyrethrums, exhibited by Kenneth Houghton.

Rose Pandora, exhibited by the Arnold Fisher Company.

Thymus vulgaris. Border Gem, exhibited by Bay State Nurseries, Inc.

Votes of Commendation

Carnation Improved Virginia, exhibited by Charles Trombetti.
Carnation Miller's Yellow, exhibited by Charles Trombetti.
Carnation Tom Knipe, exhibited by Charles Trombetti.
Carnation William Sims, exhibited by Charles Trombetti*
Gladiolus Circe, exhibited by Konynenburg and Mark N. V.
Gladiolus Ravel, exhibited by Konynenburg and Mark N. V.
Iris Mary Grover, exhibited by The Merry's.
Raspberry September, exhibited by Edwin F. Steffek.
Peony Jacob Styer, exhibited by Styer's Nurseries.

Cultural Certificates

Peter Arnott, for a group of chrysanthemums.

Bay State Nurseries, Inc., for hyacinths.

Benson & Young, Inc., for a group of cyclamen.

Breck's, for tulips.

Brightridge Dairy Greenhouses, for a display of roses.

Cummings, The Florist, for a group of chrysanthemums.

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Spring Flower Show, 1949

The herb garden of the Groton Garden Club — a section of the large feature
staged by the Women's Exhibitions Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural

Society

Spring Flower Show, 1949

The Forty Miners' Exhibit — a display by F. I. Carter & Sons of Tewksbury, showing
a California desert with cacti and succulents

18 MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES— Confinuec/

James Eccles, for a display of camellias.

Albert A. Hulley, for a collection of hybrid clematis.

Albert A. Hulley, for a display of roses.

Riverside Farm, for a display of anemones.

William T. Walke & Sons, Inc., for a group of amaryllis.

Weston Nurseries, Inc., for plants in an informal Spring comer garden.

Vote of Thanks

American Iris Society, for a collection of iris.

Arnold Arboretum, for Arnold dwarf forsythia.

Mrs. Georgiana Billingsley, for an arrangement of cultivated pussywillows.

Butterworth's, for practical ways of using orchids in the home.

Dr. George O. Clark, for Lilium regale.

Mrs. Helen L. Cotter, for a June bouquet.

Miss Margaret Csernak, for a sansevieria plant.

Miss Patricia Csernak, for a sansevieria plant.

J. F. Cummings, for Lucullus swiss chard.

Essex Chapter Future Farmers of America, Horticulture Club, for a freedom

vegetable garden.
First Church of Christ Scientist, for single early tulip, Couleur Cardinal.
First Church of Christ Scientist, for red triumph tulip, Denbola.
First Church of Christ Scientist, for single early tulip, De Wet.
First Church of Christ Scientist, for single early tulip, Golden Mascot.
First Church of Christ Scientist, for single early tulip, Prosperine.
First Church of Christ Scientist, for purple darwin tulip, Scotch Lassie.
M. N. Follansbee, for gladorchids.
Carl Hall, for new Holland varieties gladiolus.
James Hudson Company, for carnation Harlequin.
James Hudson Company, for new carnation varieties.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hunnewell, for a display of camellias.
Martin J. Kelley, for hardy primroses, var. Lisheen.
Konynenburg and Mark N. V., for new European gladiolus.
WUliam H. Lincoln School, Grade V, for begonia plants.
Arthur Pautzsch, for Baptisia australis.

Frederick J. Rea, for phlox including new dwarf variety — Ellingwood.
Mrs. Gertrude Rein, for miniature gardens.
Mrs. H. A. Sheehan, for a bowl of cut tuberous begonia flowers.
Charles Trombetti, for an exhibit of carnations.
Pasquale Vasaturo, for new small-flowered gladiolus.
Miss Marjorie Walden, for gladiolus corsages.
Edwin S. Webster, for dimorphotheca plants.

Honorable Mention

Joseph C. Andrews, for a display of gourds.

Garden at Gardner Museum, The Fenway, Boston

Awarded the Society's Gold Medal "for exceptional merit — a horticultural
achievement of which Boston can be proud"

Garden Committee Awards

The Board oj Trustees awarded the following medals on the recommendaiion
of the Committee on Gardens.

The Society's Gold Medal:

To the Gardner Museum, the Fenway, Boston, for a model garden of excep-
tional merit, being laid out with great taste in design, appropriateness of
plant material comprising trees, shrubbery, perennials, annuals, grass bor-
ders, ground covers in variety — all in excellent condition despite adverse
city conditions. This may be well described as a demonstration garden of
high educational value — a horticultural achievement of which Boston can
be proud.

The Society's Silver Medal:

To Mr. & Mrs. Willard Hudson of 44 Winthrop Street, Winchester, for the
skillful development of the outdoor living-room type of garden. This small
garden at the corner of two streets is unique. Traffic is screened by a well
placed alpine retaining wall which presents to passers-by a pleasing horticul-
tural vista. Combining the lawn shrubbery in variety, perennials and annuals
— well cared for — account for color from Spring to Fall. A tiny pool has
been ingeniously arranged. Even the rear of a well planted out garage has
been cleverly made to serve as an attractive picnic room. This manner of
landscaping a small lot could be well commended for emulation.

The Society's Silver Medal:

To Mr. & Mrs. Harry G. Stoddard, Bass Rocks, Gloucester, for a wonder-
ful transformation of bare rocks into a beautiful garden combining the best
features of the boulder terrain as a background. This place might be viewed
as really two gardens separated from each other by the house. The rock
planting in front of the house is a riot of color with which the owner has been
experimenting. In the rear of the house — toward the ocean side there is
intensive development of a limited area with excellent landscape effect. A
controlable watering system accounts for the splendid condition of grass,
varied plant material, trees, roses, perennials, and an excellent collection of
large flowered clematis, particularly notable being a group of the Huldine
variety against a bamboo fencing.

George 0. Clark, Chairman

Garden of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hudson
44 Winthrop Street, Winchester

Awarded Society's Silver Medal for "the skillful development of the outdoor

living-room type of garden"

Garden of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Stoddard
Bass Rocks, Gloucester

Awarded the Society's Silver Medal for "a wonderful transformation of bare

rocks into a beautiful garden"

SPECIAL MEDAL AWARDS

The Board of Trustees have awarded the following medals, on the recommenda-
tion of the Special Medals Committee, Mr. Harold S. Ross, chairman.

The GEORGE ROBERT WHITE MEDAL OF HONOR for service to
horticulture: to Lord Aberconway, the president of the Royal Horticultural
Society, London, England. Lord Aberconway is probably the outstanding-
figure of his day in horticulture in Great Britain. His career, long and distin-
guished in many fields, has been particularly illustrious in matters concerning
gardening and horticulture. This was true in the years before World War II,
during the very difficult days of the War, when the production of food from
the soil was of vital importance, and, recently, during the scarcely less diffi-
cult days of reconstruction. Lord Aberconway has always taken a keen in-
terest in both gardening and horticulture in the United States and has been
a guest of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on several occasions.

MR. HENRY KOHANKIE

The THOMAS ROLAND
MEDAL for skill in horticul-
ture: to Mr. Henry Kohankie of
Painesville, Ohio. Mr. Kohankie
operates a very large nursery and
supplies the nurserymen of the
country with plant material not
only in large amount but of high
quality and of unusual varieties
in addition to standard species
and varieties. He enjoys an
enviable reputation for his con-
tributions to the development
of professional horticulture with-
in his field of commercial pro-
duction for the trade.

SPECIAL MEDAL AWARDS

The JACKSON DAWSON
MEDAL for skill in hybridiza-
tion and propagation of hardy,
woody plants: to Dr. H. B.
Tukey. Presently head of the
Department of Horticulture at
Michigan State College, the
Doctor was formerly a member
of the staff of the New York
State Agricultural Experiment
Station and of the faculty of
Cornell University. Through the
years, he has made many con-
tributions to horticulture in his
specialized field, being particu-
larly successful in his distm-
guished work with apple under-
stocks and also for his produc-
tion of many new varieties of
small fruits.

DR. H. B. TUKEY

The Society's GOLD MEDAL :
to Mr. George Palmer for his
skill and success in the growing
of plants and also for his ac-
complishments over many years
in exhibiting plants at the vari-
ous shows of the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society. Born and
trained in Great Britain, he has
the characteristic,thorough train-
ing which can only be obtained
through the old-fashioned ap-
prentice system. An expert w^ho
can grow any type of plant
material, he is particularly out-
standing for his success with
standard-t}"pe plants such as heli-
otropes, fuchsias, roses and gera-
niums. Mr. Palmer has exhibited
at more shows of this Society
than any other single person.

MR. GEORGE PALMER

SPECIAL MEDAL AWARDS

The Society's GOLD MEDAL :
to j\Ir. A. Kenneth Simpson, Di-
rector of the Berkshire Garden
Center at Stockbridge. During
his years of service to this cele-
brated gardening establishment
in western Massachusetts, Mr.
Simpson has displayed both
executive skill in the manage-
ment of the enterprise, and
horticultural ability in the de-
velopment of the many gardens
which comprise the Center.
Gardening is comparatively dif-
ficult in the Berkshire Hills and
yet the gardens of the County
are famous for their beauty and
diversity of plant material. Much
of the present day's success in
this development of gardening is
due to the example and to the influence of the Berkshire Garden Center and
to Mr. Simpson.

KENNETH SIMPSON

DR. HUGH P. BAKER

The Society's SCROLL: to
Dr. Hugh P. Baker, presently of
Winter Park, Florida, and until
recently, president of Massachu-
setts State College — the insti-
tution which has lately become
the University of Massachusetts.
It was due to Dr. Baker in large
measure that the transformation
of the University from an agri-
cultural college to a modern State
University was accomplished.
This achievement is of such cal-
ibre that it overshadows his con-
tributions to horticulture, which
were both numerous and valu-
able over many years. Dr. Ba-
ker's work has included: time
with the U. S. Forest Service;
professor of forestry, Iowa State
College; dean, N. Y. State Col-
lege of Forestry, executive secre-
tary American Pulp and Paper
Assoc; and manager, trade as-
sociation department, U. S.
Chamber of Commerce. During
World War I he served as a ma-
jor in the United States Army.

BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

tAoy 1, 1948 - May 7, 1949

HORTICULTURE
General

Better liomes and gardens. Gardening guide. 1949

Fawcett, G. S. Chemical testing of plant nutrient solutions; 2d ed. 1947

Free, M. Complete guide to gardening; 2d ed. 1948

Gough, K. Garden book for Malaya. 1928

Gunnison, 0. M. Learning to garden. 1948

Hastings, L. and D. Southern garden book. 1948

Hellyer, A. G. L. Your new garden; 2d ed. 1948

Larkin, V. V. Winter victory gardens: grow vegetables, flowers and berries

indoors all winter (by chemical culture) 1943
Leonard, M. O all ye green things. 1947
Macmillan, H. F. Tropical planting and gardening, with special reference

to Ceylon; 5th ed. 1943
Taylor, N., ed. Encyclopedia of gardening; 2d ed. 194S
Young, A. W. J. Design for a school garden. 1948

Propagation

Garner, R. J. Grafter's handbook. 1947

Sheat, W. G. Propagation of trees, shrubs and conifers. 1948

Townsend, B. The complete seedsman . . . raising and cultivating every

sort of seed belonging to a kitchen and flower garden. 1726
Whyte, R. 0. and Murneek, A. E. Vernalization and photoperiodism, a

symposium. 1946

Pruning

Catchpole, N. Simple pruning; 3d ed. 1946

Hardij, J. A. Handboek voor boomweekers en tuinlieden. 1856

Lorette, L. The Lorette system of pruning; trans, by W. R. Dykes; 2d ed.

rev. by F. J. Chittenden. 1948
Wittrock, G. L. The pruning book, fruit trees and ornamentals. 1948

AUXILIARY SCIENCES
Soils

Andrews, W. B. The response of crops and soils to fertilizers and manures;

3d ed. 1947
Beaumont, A. B. Garden soils, their use and conservation. 1948
Bruce, M. E. From vegetable waste to fertile soil, quick return compost.

1947
Gustafson, A. F. Using and managmg soils. 1948
Hopkins, D. P. Chemicals, humus and the soil. 1948
Howard, L. The earth's green carpet. 1947
Kelley, W. P. Cation exchange in soils. 1948
Pfeiffer, E. The earth's face and human destiny. 1947
Rodale, J. I. Stone mulching in the garden. 1949
Whitehead, S. B. Gardener's earth. 1945
Worthen, E. L. Farm soils; 4th ed. 1948

BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY 17

Control of Diseases, Insects, Weeds

Craig, J. J. 2,4-D weed control. 1948

Dodge, B. 0. and Rickett, H. W. Diseases and pests of ornamental plants;

rev. ed. 1948
Frear, D. E. H. Catalogue of insecticides and fungicides. 1947. 2 vols.
Frear, D. E. H. Chemistry of insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides; 2d

ed. 1948
Ong, E. R. de. Chemistry and uses of insecticides. 1948

ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

General

Aiken, G. D. Pioneering with wild flowers; new ed. 194f3

Chabot, E. Greenhouse gardening for everyone. 1946

Correvon, A. Rocailles fleuris: les plantes des montagnes dans les jardins.

1947
Dix, J. F. Ch. and Roozen, W. Flowers in colour; English ed. rev. and with

intro. by W. E. Shewell-Cooper. 1948
Gillespie, N. Pacific coast gardening guide. 1949
Hastings, L. and D. Southern garden book. 1948
Hoehne, F. C. Arborizagao urbana. 1944
Hottes, A. C. The book of annuals; 5th ed. rev. 1948
Hottes, A. C. The book of perennials; 6th ed. 1942
Hottes, A. C. Climbers and ground covers. 1947
Keene, R. W. B. Over the garden fence. 1948

Laurie, A. and Kiplinger, D. C. Commercial flower forcing; 5th ed. 1949
Ohio ass'n of garden clubs. Ciarden record. 1948
Pellett, F. C. Success with wild flowers. 1948

Pirone, P. P. Maintenance of shade and ornamental trees; 2d ed. 1948
Preston, I. Herbaceous perennials for Canadian gardens. 1946
Seymour, E. L. D., ed. Favorite flowers in color. 1949
Taylor, G. M. Old fashioned flowers. 1947
Wister, .1. C. Bulbs for home gardens; 2d ed. 1948

Monographs

AUwood, M. C. Carnations and all dianthus; 3d ed. 1947

American delphinium society. The delphinium. 1948

American iris society. The iris, an ideal hardy perennial. 1947

Baird, B. M. Roses for southern gardens. 1949

Blasdale, W. C. Cultivated species of primula. 1948

Boyle, L. M. My observations on growing cymbidiurn orchids out of doors.

1947
Brown, W. A. Tuberous begonias. 1948
Briscoe, T. W. Orchids for amateurs; 3d ed. 1946
Corsar, K. C. Primulas in the garden. 1948
Foote, H. Mrs. Foote's rose book. 1948
Higgins, V. The study of cacti; 2d ed. rev. 1946
Ingram, C. Ornamental cherries. 1948
Jacobsen, H. Succulent plants; rev. ed. 1947
Lake, A. The past and the future of the Croft Easter lily. 1947
Luedy, A. E. and M. V. The Christmas rose. 1948
McCully, K. F. Commercial carnation growing. 1949
Macfie, D. T, Lilies for the garden and greenhouse; 2d ed, 1947

Helen Noyes Webster

Mrs. HoUis Webster, to whom death came March 21, 1949 hati
beeti an active member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for
18 years. Like her late husband, she was devoted to botayiy and garden-
ing, and with intense loyalty to this Society, she made it the medium
through which to give other gardeners the benefit of knowledge gained
through long years of work and study. The extent of this knowledge was
amazing, especially in view of the fact that she had a large family and
a multitude of household duties. She was active in garden club work
and was among the founders of the American Herb Society, another
organization dear to her heart. So woman was ever more generous
with her time and energy than Mrs. Webster. She was constantly at the
service of others, atid her memory will be revered by the many hundreds
of persons with whom she came in contact throughout a long and useful
life.

The following verses were written in tribute to her.

upRixG and the first snowdrop

And a thousand cotyledons

Bursting through the leaf mould

Toward the life-giving sunshine.

^laple's red bloom, first nectar

For the wakening bee

Life everywhere, as various as

Abundant ; all loved by her and all

Familiar as family faces at the table.

A song in her heart for every leaf-bud and bloom.

The wheelbarrow heavy with compost,

The spade and the fork and knees to the ground

In hours of fond transplanting

The cleaning out of the hive

And friendly touch of crawling bees

Budding thyme and rosemary

And the warm hallo to visitors who

Come to learn and go away inspired.

Bloom of apples, apricots, plums

Flaming azalea, cool rhododendron,

Lettuce, raspberries, fragrant straws.

Full Summer hours of tilling in the sun,

'^'S>&-^^m-3'^^'^^^'3^'^>3^^^&^^'^'SS^'^^^

'^&'^^^^'^^S^^^3'^^^^^^^^S'^^^^&^^^^^^

And joyful labor through the morning showers,

Partner with Ceres, mother of the fecund soil,

And after sundown hours of evening

By a lighted lamp, with avid eyes,

Busy pen, finding and recording

Ancient herbal history, cures for old ills

And quaint folk-lore of the garden.

Then busy time of harvest always fully

Shared with neighbors, day by day.

And after this October and the Pilgrimage

Alone to Georgetown to retrace

Long days of golden memory

When with him the family was in

Its noontide and its full meridian;

When children laughed in the water at play,

And there was a never-ceasing din,

But a din echoing the music of ineffable

Happiness and trust and affection.

And after the lonely pilgrimage

The return, the careful covering

of exhausted plants, to rest till Spring;

The duties of the village church.

The parent-teacher and the Scouts:

The busy kitchen where hospitality

Was like that of Baucis whose pitcher

Never failed to pour forth for all who came,

Abundantly with unaffected cheer.

Now the wreaths for Christmastide ;

Dining room piled high with boughs

And cones and hollyberries.

Wreaths and more wreaths taking shape.

Spring, Summer, Autumn.

And the crackling hearth fires

Of long Winter evenings, — And now —

At last once more the 1st sweet day of Springtime.

A tender snowdrop pushes up

Through melting snows, and on that day

The impulse of eternal Spring touches

Her soul to rise expanding flowerlike

Into a new, untroubled flood

Of never ending sunshine.

5?^:^;^t:^aS'.?Sf^a^a?^a^^;a?^sa^^;^->5'^

30 BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

McFarland, J. H. Modern roses III. 1947

Meulenaere, 0. de. Supplement h la liste descriptive des chrysanthenies

d'hiver. 1894r-1898.
North American lily society. Lily yearbook. 1948
Odom, M. M. Handbook for African violet growers. 1948
Oregon camellia society. Camellias illustrated. 1948
Pyle, R. How to grow roses; 22d ed. 1948

Ranson, E. R. Michaelmas daisies and other garden asters. 1948
Royal horticultural society. A classified list of tulip names; new ed. 1948
Royal horticultural society. Lily year book. 1948
Ware, R. B. Success with lilies in the home garden. 1948
Watkins, J. V. A B C of orchid growing. 1948

VEGETABLES, HERBS, FRUITS

Condit, I. J. The fig. 1949

Lawson, W. The country housewife's garden. 1617. reprinted 1948

Nouvelle pomologie romande illustree; 2e ed. 1944

Rettew, G. R. Manual of mushroom culture; 4th ed. 1948

Shoemaker, J. S. Small fruit culture; 2d ed. 1948

Southwick, L. Dwarf fruit trees. 1948

AGRICULTURE

Country Life

Beard, W. P. Starting to farm. 1948

Bromfield, L. Malabar Farm. 1948

Cox, J. F. and Jackson, L. E. Crop management and soil conservation; 2d

ed. 1948
Cook, G. C. Handbook on teaching vocational agriculture; 5th ed. 1947
Deyoe, G. P. Living on a little land. 1948
Hannah, H. W. Law on the farm. 1948
Hutcheson, T. B. The production of field crops; 3d ed. 1948
Moral, H. Buying country property. 1947

McMillen, W. New riches from the soil: the progress of chemurgy. 1946
Teller, W. M. The farm primer: a manual for the beginner and part-time

farmer. 1948
Turner, A. W. Machines for the farm, ranch and plantation. 1948

Conservation

Gustafson, A. F. Conservation in the United States; 3d ed. 1949
Osbom, F. Our plundered planet. 1948
Rodale, J. I. The healthy Hunzas. 1948
Vogt, W. Road to survival. 1948

Bees

Demuth, G. S. Five hundred answers to bee questions. 1947
Howes, F. N. Plants and beekeeping. 1945
Morse, J. Following the bee line. 1941

FORESTRY

Baker, R. St.B. Green glory: the story of the forests of the world. 1948
Koroleff, A. and Fitzwater, J. A. Managing small woodlands. 1947
Toumey, J. W. and Korstian, C. F. Foundations of silviculture upon an eco-
logical basis; 2d ed. 1947

BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY 31

NATURAL HISTORY

(V)mstock, A. 1>. Handbook of uatiire study; 24th ed. \S}3^>

.lohuson, \. Heaven's tablelaii<l (the great plahis) 1947

McCUntock, M., ed. Th(» (lre3^stone nature lover's treasury. 1948

Teale, E. W. Days without time. 1948

Hagen, V. W. von, ed. The green world of the naturalists: five centui'ies of

natural history in South America. 1948
Swain, R. B. Insect guide. 1948

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Clarke, H. F. The English landscape garden. 1948

Colvin, B. Land and landscape. 1948

Connecticut College. A plant handbook. 1940

Curtis, C. H. and Hay, R. New plants of the year. 1948

Digard, J. Les jardins de la Granja et leurs sculptures d^eoratives. 1934

La' Gazette illustree des Amateurs de Jardins, annees 1940-1947

Hall, G. H. Garden plans and designs. 1947

Johnson, A. T. Rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias, camellias and orna-
mental cherries. 1948

Popular mechanics magazine. Popular mechanics garden book: outdoor
furniture (etc.) 1949

Rohde, E. S. The scented garden; 2d ed. revised and enlarged. 1948

Walling, V]. Gardens in Australia. 1940

BOTANY

General

Andrews, H. N. Ancient plants and the world they lived in. 1947

Asch, J. The story of plants. 1948

Cain, S. A. Foundations of plant geography. 1944

Hamblin, S. F. Identifying plants without a key. 1914

Jessen, K. F. W. Botanik der Gegenwart und Vorzeit, in culturhistorischer

Entwicklung. 1947
Nelson, A. Principles of agricultural botany. 1940
Ridley, H. N. Dispersal of plants throughout the world. 1930
Steinmetz, E. F. Codex vegetabilis . . . botanical drugs and spices, trade

dictionary in five languages. 1947
Steinmetz, E. F. Vocabularium botanicum . . . plant terminology ... in

six languages. 1947

Anatomy, Physiology, etc.

Combes, R. La forme des vegetaux et le milieu. 1940

Crane, M. B. and Lawrence, W. J. C. Genetics of garden plants; 3d ed. 1947

McDougall, W. B. Plant ecology; 4th ed. revised. 1949

Neilson-Jones, W. The growing plant. 1948

Parker, B. M. Plant factories. 1944

Whyte, R. 0. Crop production and envii'onment. 1947

Economic Plants

Curtin, L. S. M. Healing herbs of the upper Rio Grande. 1947
Dupuy, W. A. Our plant friends and foes; 2d ed. 1948
Hall, A. D. Our daily bread. 1938
Howes, F. N. Nuts, their production and everyday uses. 1948

32 BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

Kloppeiiburg-\'ersteegh, J. Wenken en raadge^^ngen betreffende het gebruik

van Indische planten, vruchten, enz; 4de druk. 1934, 2 vols.
Level, Mi-s. C. F. Herbal delights; 2d rev. ed. 1947

Monographs

Ames, O. Orchids in retrospect: a collection of essavs on the orchidaceae.

194S
Babcock, E. B. The genus crepis. 1947. 2 vols.
Canms, A. I^es chataigniers. 1929. 2 vols.
Camus, A. Us chenes. 1934-1939. 2 vols.
Camus, E. G. Les bambuses. 1913. 2 vols.

Chnton-Baker, H. W. Illustrations of conifers. 1909-1913. 3 vols.
Hume, H. H. Azaleas, their kinds and culture. 1948
Shirley, J. C. The redwoods of coast and Sierra; 4th ed. 1947
Stelm, H. Svampbok (med tillhorande svampkarta) 1942

Floras— U. S.

Clements, E. S. Flowere of prairie and woodland. 1947

Collingwood, G. H. Knowing your trees; 3d ed. 1948

Doubleday, X. Blanchan. Wild flowers worth knowing. 1923

Harlow, W. M. T\\ig key to the deciduous plants of eastern North America;

4th ed. and Fioiit key to northeastern trees. 1946
Hausman, E. H. Beghiner's guide to wild flowers. 1948
Ixiunsberry, A. Wild flower book for young people. 1906
Mathews, F. S. Book of wild flowers for young people.
Ogden, E. C. Check-list of the vascular plants of ^Iaine. 1948
Preston, R. J. Jr. North American trees. 1948
Preston, R. J. Jr. Rock}^ Mountain trees; 2d ed. 1947
Reeves, R. G. and Bain, D. C. Flora of south central Texas; rev. ed. 1947
Rice, M. A. Trees and shrubs of Nantucket. 1946
Stevens, W. C. Kansas wild flowers. 1948
Traill, C. P. Canadian wild flowers. 1869
^'an Rensselaer, M. Trees of Santa Barbara; rev. and enlarged ed. 1948

Floras — Other Countries

Marret, L. Les fleurs de la Cote d'Azur. 1926

Ridlev, H. N. Flora of the Malay Peninsula, with illus. bv J. Hutchinson.

1922-1925. 5 vols.
Barrett, C. An Australian wild flower book. 1947

ESSAYS AND POETRY

Armitage, E. Flower and leaf. 1946

Colej', H. M. The romance of garden flowers. 1948

Cresswell, R. A., comp. The spirit of the trees (poetrj-) 1947

Flower, N. Through my garden gate. 1945

Flower facts and fancies. 1948

Goethe, C. M. Geogardening. 1948

Grover, E. 0., ed. Nature lover's knapsack, an anthology of nature poetry;

revised, 2d ed. 1947
Hickernell, M. R. and Brewer, E. W. Adam's herbs (poetry) 1947
Jacobs, H. We chose the country. 1948

Sherman, H. M. Call of the land: a novel of 4-H club work. 1948
Simmonds, A. A horticultural who was who. 1948
Smith, P. H. Perennial harvest. 1948

BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY 33

Thoreau, H. D. \\'al(len: ed. and illus. l)y E. W. Teale. 1910
Young, A. A prospect of flowers: a book about wild flowers. 1945

PLANTS IN ART
General

Fiatelle, Inc. The story of color. 1945

(lathorne-Hardy, R. Garden flowers from plates by Jane Loudon. 194S

Flower Arrangement

Biddle, D. and Blom, D. Table setting for everyone (with (•h:ij)ters on

flowers for the table) 1949
Hannay, F. J. Outlines of period flower arrangement. 194S
Peterson, C. E. Flower arrangements. 194S
Rogers, M. Flower arrangement a hobby for all. 194.S
Starker, C. Western flower arrangement. 1947
Thomj)son, M. Cut flowers, cultivation and arrangement in the liouse. 1947

BIOGRAPHY

McFarland, J. H. Memoirs of a rose man: tales from Breeze Hill. 1949
Pinchot, G. Breaking new ground. 1947

Raven, C. E. l-^nglish naturalists from Neckham to Riiy: a study of the
making of the modern world. 1947

TRAVEL • PLANT HUNTING

Bates, X. B. East of the Andes and west of nowhere: a naturalist's wife in

Colombia. 1947
Douglas, M. 8. The Everglades, river of grass. 1947
Halle, L. J. Jr. Spring in Washington. 1947
Mexico. Archivo general de la nacion. The royal botanical expedition to

New Spain 1788-1820; trans, and collated by H. W. Rickett. 1947
Morrow, J. A scientist with Perry in Japan; ed. by A. B. Cole. 1947
Peattie, R., ed. The Berkshires, the purple hills. 1948
Rock, J. The ancient Na-Khi kingdom. 1947. 2 vols.
Wait, L. H. Fairchild tropical garden. 1948

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Dupuy, W. A. Our plant friends and foes; 2d ed. 1948
I^unsberry, A. Wild flower book for young people. 1906
Mathews, F. S. Book of wild flowers for young people.
Parker, B. M, Plant factories. 1944
Petersham, M. and M. The story book of corn. 1948
Petersham, M. and M. The story book of cotton. 1948
Petersham, M. and M. The story book of rice. 1948
Petersham, M. and M. The story book of sugar. 1948
Petersham, M. and M. The story book of wheat. 1948

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society acknowledges with thanks gifts to
the Library from the following donors :
AscH, J.

The story of plants, by Jolin Ascli.
Barney, Mrs. Edward ^L, Estate

A collection of note books of poems and clippings on garden subjects
Burrage, Alice H. (Mrs. A. C. Burrage) Estate

A large collection of books on gardening, and of flower prints

34 BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

Cleverley, Mrs. Harry S.

Photographs of gardens from th^e collection of Mrs. Jay Clark Jr.
Craig, Kenneth

Bailey. Cyciopetlia of American agriculture.

Folger and Thompson. Commercial apple industry of North America.

Hawley and Hawes. Manual of forestry for the northeastern United
States.

Hesler and Whetzel. Manual of fruit diseases.

Hottes. Practical plant propagation.

Slingerland and Crosby. Manual of fruit insects.

Tukey. The pear and its culture.

Van Meter. Bush fruit production.

Weathers. Commercial gardening.
Crosby, Mrs. S. V. R.

La Gazette illustree des Amateurs de Jardins, ann^es 1940-1947.
Dennis, Walter W.

The child's botany; 5th edition. 1832.
Farrington, E. I.

Van Rensselaer, M. Trees of Santa Barbara; 2d ed., rev. and enlarged.
Harvard University. Botanical Museum

Ames, 0. Orchids in retrospect: a collection of essays.
Herb Society of America.

Connecticut College. Plant handbook,
HiGGiNS, F. Hal

Photostats of biographical notices on James L. F. Warren.
Krauss, Herman

Old farmer's almanac 1862, 1869
McCuLLY, Kenneth F.

McCuUy, K. F. Commercial carnation growing.
McKelvey, Mrs. S. D.

Hamblin, S. F. Identifying plants without a key.
Nehrling, a. H.

Morse, J. Following the bee line.
Otis, Mrs. Herbert F.

Britton, N. L. Manual of the flora of the northern states and Canada.

Wilson, E. H. More aristocrats of the garden.

McFarland, J. H. Roses of the world in color.

Rand and Redfield. Flora of Mt. Desert Island, Maine.
Power, Mrs. Davieson D.

Copies of "The Mayflower" and of ''American Gardening" 1884-1895
Ross, Harold S.

"New Horticultural Hall proposed to be erected on the Public Garden"

extract from The Boston Herald for January 26, 1887
Royal Horticultural Society

A large collection of nursery catalogues.
TozzER, Mrs. A. M.

Peterson, C. E. Flower arrangements.
Tucker, Ethelyn D. M.

World Almanac 1946
Whiton, Helen L.

Daniels Brothers, Norwich, Eng. Illustrated catalogues, Spring and

Autumn 1887
Wilson, Mrs. A. C.

Conder, J. The flowers of Japan and the art of floral arrangement.

BENEVOLENT FRATERNITY
FRUIT & FLOWER MISSION

Reports of the Fruit & Flower Mission liave appeared in this booklet for
many years. To those who know exactly what this work is, to read that so
manj^ hundreds of hampers or baskets have been distributed, is indeed a
justifiable source of pride.

But to those people who read or hear these reports and have no further
contact with this work — or its group of devoted volunteers — it may be a
revelation of what a truly inspiring and unique work has been carried on in
Boston for the past 80 years by this organization.

The records show that back in 1869 a young Milton teacher came into
Boston carrying a bouquet of flowers from her garden to a friend living in the
city. Besieged by a group of beauty-starved children of the slums, she soon
had given all her flowers to these youngsters. Touched by the obvious need of
the joy tliat flowers can bring, she soon had a group of young girls helping her
distribute, among the tenement dwellers, the flowers that were sent to her by
generous folks in the suburbs.

This simple act of friendliness was the seed from which has grown the well-
organized work of the Fruit & Flower Mission, All down the years this seed
has been nurtured by the innate kindliness and generosity in human beings.
Quietly, steadily, friends have appeared when needed to keep the work going

— reaching ever further out into the towns surrounding Boston and deeper
into the hearts of those who come into contact with this work and sense its
underljing motive.

Churches and settlement houses in Boston opened their doors to the little
group of women workers as summer headquarters for receiving and distribut-
ing the thousands of bouquets that were brought in to them. And the number
of dreary homes that were brightened by these gifts of beauty grew in propor-
tion. Finally in 1925, the Horticultural Society, which had always contributed
the flowers from their exhibitions, gave them a room in the Hall as a perma-
nent headquarters.

With a 3'ear-round office and a worker always available, that little seed
began to grow lustily. Now there came into the picture the two phases of the
work which have continued down to the present time. The so-called "hamper
work" is the more important as it touches the lives of uncounted numbers
of people in an ever-widening circle. All summer, from the first of June
through SejDtember, a steady stream of hampers, cartons, and baskets flows
into Boston from the outlying suburbs. These liave been filled with flowers,
fruits and vegetables by interested people, in the suburban towns to be dis-
tril)uted to the folks living in the congested sections of Boston.

During the past summer, 856 hampers were received from 32 towns — a
record in the history of the Mission. But that impressive figure is very small
compared to the thousands of beautiful bouquets — with their spiritual value

— that were brought into the homes of people whose only outlook is four

36 BENEVOLENT FRATERNITY FRUIT AND FLOWER MISSION

walls of a sick room, or at best, the brick walls of surrounding tenements or
littered alleys. It is simple enough to count the actual number of flower-filled
hampers, but impossible to compute the hours of happiness that were brought
into the lives of the lonely shut-ins by the thoughtfulness of the fortunate
folks living far from the dirt and noise and heat of the congested districts of
Boston.

Looking further behind the record, we see hundreds of men, women and
children connected with Garden Clubs, Church groups, Youth organizations,
or individuals interested in helping, busy all through the summer months
picking flowers and garden produce, carefully packing the containers and
seeing them off to the local stations, for shipment to Boston. The spirit which
animates the donors of these gifts has spread to the baggagemen on the local
trains, for they voluntarily care for the hampers till they reach their destina-
tions. They have often gone to considerable trouble to repair any hampers
that they felt might not reach Boston in good condition. All these years the
railroads have transported these hampers to and from their local stations
without any charge.

On arrival at the four distributing centers in Boston, the hampers are un-
packed and the contents sorted and made ready for distribution by a group
of eager volunteers living nearby. Here again, mere records are quite inade-
quate to show what unselfish pleasure these people — many of w^hom have
never had anything they might share — experience as they go about the
work of sorting the beautiful blossoms and presenting the bouquets or the
fresh produce to their tenement house neighbors.

Another phase of the work of the Fruit & Flower Mission in bringing cheer
and some measure of comfort, in their own unique fashion, is the preparing
and filling of hundreds of gift baskets for distribution at Easter, Thanksgiving
and Christmas. The figures show that during the past year 567 such gifts
were given to individuals living alone in cheerless little rooms or confined to a
bed in homes for the aged. ^ ery often families in temporar}'- distress have been
given a great *4ift" by this thoughtfulness on the part of friends of the Mis-
sion. The preparing of these gift baskets, and many small gifts that go into
them along with many packages of daintily wrapped food delicacies, is a
source of joy not only to the recipients, but also to the group of women who
spend hours in their preparation. Men and women who help in delivering
these baskets report that the holidays assume new meaning for them as a
result of their part in this unusual work.

Flowers from the exhibits of the Horticultural Society are given to the
Mission, and in the past year fifty hospitals and various institutions have been
brightened by these beautiful contributions. But many times fifty individuals
have been given at least momentary surcease from pain or depression by
the sight of the lovely blossoms in the wards or sick rooms.

For many years we have been able to give a rare treat to folks who love
gardens but who could not afford to indulge in the pleasure of a visit to the
Annual Spring Flower Show. ^Yhen we record the fact that this year we re-
ceived forty-five tickets for our distribution, we must rather consider the
uncounted hours of reminiscent joy that is given to the deeply appreciative
people who were thus enabled to attend a preview of Spring and Summer —
these folks to whom Summer is just a season of added discomfort.

BENEVOLENT FRATERNITY FRUIT AND FLOWER MISSION 37

In reviewing the work of the Fruit & Flower Mission, we see that it is so
much more than a record of the numbers of flower-filled hampers and baskets
of dainties — it is a record of a small devoted group doing, each in her own
way, what they are best able to do in making this world a bit brighter for
others. A note of sincere gratitude goes out to everyone who has helped to
make this, our eighty-first j^ear, so successful.

Ida a. Perkixs, Executive Secretary

The Fruit & Flower Mission was saddened by the sudden death of their beloved
Executive Secretary, Miss Ethel E. Hudson, who passed away on December 24, 1948.
She was succeeded by Mrs. Ida A. Perkins, on February 1, 1949. These notes on the
work of the past year were taken from the excellent records of Miss Hudson.

SPRING FLOWER SHOW 1949

Grand Hall Jungle Scene during construction

Report of Officers and Committees

Presented at the

ANNUAL MEETING, MAY 2, 1949

The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society was held at
Horticultural Hall, Boston, on May 2, 1949, at 3:00 P.M. with the President,
Mr. John S. Ames, in the chair. He appointed as tellers: Mr. James Geehan,
Miss Claire Sabadini and Miss Mary Kelly.

Mr. Arno H. Nehrling, the Executive Secretary, read the call for the meet-
ing. By vote, the reading of the minutes of the previous annual meeting was
waived. The following addresses and reports were read:

The President's Address

It is most gratifying as President of the Massachusetts Horticultural So-
ciety to be able to report again that our organization has enjoyed a very
successful year.

We now have approximately 12,000 members. This is the largest member-
ship the Society has ever had in its 120 years of existence. It would be possible
greatly to increase our membership bj'' an active campaign. However, we have
preferred to have our membership grow more naturally. That it has increased
one thousand over last year is a most happy circumstance, since it shows in-
terest in our Society continues to increase. We have members in practically
every state in the Union and a number in foreign countries with Canada head-
ing the list. I may say that plans have been made to continue our membership
development in an orderly and rational manner, so that we will have a loyal
and interested group of men and women specifically interested in horticulture
and in the work of the Society.

It is my pleasure to report that the Society has received approximately
$32,000.00 from bequests and other sources. The largest bequest received was
from the estate of Francis Brown Hayes. The amount was $30,298.86. This
amount is in addition to the $189,904.54 received in the original bequest from
Mr.^ Hayes in 1898. It is particularly helpful in that the bequest is not re-
stricted in any way. From the estate of EUzabeth Downs Wadsworth we re-
ceived during the past 12 months $593.02.

You may recall that several years back we launched what we called a
Greater Endowment Campaign. Contributions to this are still coming in
without being solicited. The amount received this year was $1,281.30.

During the year we continued the work of bringing our building up to
standard. You will remember that during the War this work was necessarily
curtailed and much needed to be done when we undertook the task at the
conclusion of hostilities. During the past year all the halls on the lower floor,
with the exception of Exhibition Hall, were painted. Exhibition Hall, we
hope, will be painted this coming Summer. A very necessary job was that of

ANNUAL MEETING 39

repairing the roof, which was in very bad condition. The roof was repaired in
all larger portions although a small part yet remains to be done. This section
has been postponed, because it is of no immediate importance.

Another project continued durii^ the year was, the cleaning and repairing
of the portraits from the President's Gallery. Ten more portraits were cleaned
and repaired during the past year. During the coming months we hope to send
ten more which should complete the project. We are very proud of the Gallery
of Presidents.

Among the other activities of the Society, which I shall mention briefly
since they will be reported in more detail elsewhere is, first, Horticulture,
our national garden magazine. You will recall that a year ago we changed our
publication policy. Instead of publishing 20 times a year we reduced the
printing to 12. In short we made a standard monthly out of the magazine.
There were some misgivings at the time but I am delighted to report that the
change' has proved to be very advantageous. The circulation, after reaching
a low during the period of conversion, when it was impossible to solicit sub-
scriptions, has now passed all previous marks. Indications are that the circula-
tion will continue to increase. We have also continued to develop the editorial
content of the magazine. Articles of general gardening interest are now in-
cluded as well as the conventional standard horticultural articles, w^hich form
such a large part of Horticulture's program. I think it can be said without
exaggeration that our magazine has now taken its place as a thoroughly mod-
ern and up-to-date publication specifically designed both to interest the ama-
teur gardener and also to fulfill the charter obligation of this organization —
the advancement of horticulture.

Last year, as you remember, we began a new type of lecture seiies free to
our members, popular lectures designed to give to audiences as much helpful
information as possible. Instead of the highly technical and somewhat limited
topics formerly offered, we broadened the scope of our series so that it reached
right down into the homes and backyards of everyone. This policy proved
extremely successful and we have been encouraged to continue it again. The
program for this year, which will be reported in detail elsewhere, covers about
every point of horticultural information and inspiration which is of value to
the amateur gardener.

During the past tw^elve months the Society staged its usual series of Flower
Shows throughout the year. The program was difficult but our staff met all the
various problems triumphantly, and I am very glad to say that the recent
Spring Flower Show was one of the best that our Society has staged in its long
historJ^

The report on the Spring Show is given elsewhere. I might add that these
Flow^er Shows held by our Society constitute another outstanding service to
the public. Once again we are remaining steadfast to our original purpose of
advancing horticulture.

Our library has continued to grow and meet its position as one of the great-
est horticultural libraries in the world. We are in a position to offer to members
all horticultural information which is in print. The Library Committee will
report in detail on the library's acti\'ities, but I should empliasize the fact
that in our hbrary w^e have yet another demonstration of the Society's con-
tribution to the advancement of horticulture in all its forms.

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Before the War the Society was greatly interested in the publication of
garden and horticultural books, a program which as you all know was success-
ful. During the War, paper shortages and the absorption of people in other
interests made it unwise to continue the program and I regret to say that we
are still hampered by various conditions. In fact, I understand that the book
publishing business is not even yet in a very healthy condition. We have
plans to continue our book publications when the situation improves.

I regret to say that our "Ti-avel Book" which was expected to be issued
in a new and revised edition this Spring, is again delayed. However, the pub-
lisher promises that it will be issued in September. For the past few months
we have also been engaged in rewriting and enlarging the "Plant Buyer's
Guide". This work is now ready for the printer and we confidently expect it
will be issued shortly.

In addition to books, our publications program includes the issuing of bulle-
tins on various subjects of horticultural interest. We plan during the coming
months to revise such of our older bulletins which have proved successful and
for which a demand still exists. Among new bulletins work has already been
started on one concerned with the subject of ground covers.

No organization can continue to be successful very long unless it develops
new activities. I think I may say that our organization's strength is due in no
small part to our readiness to offer to the public new services as well as to
undertake new projects. Two activities now being organized demonstrate
this. First, there is Garden Week in Massachusetts being held between June
14 and June 20. The Society is sponsoring this program which will open to
the public more than fifty gardens in and around greater Boston as well as
down on the North Shore. This Garden Week activity is of course not new.
It has been practiced successfully in A^irginia, Maryland, Kentucky and other
states. However, it has never been attempted here. The Society is therefore,
initiating such a program here and if it proves successful we hope it may
become a fixture.

Another project on which we are embarked is the observance of the cen-
tennial of the Concord grape. We plan to hold this in conjunction with our
Harvest Show in September. This time was chosen since the Concord grape
ripens in that month and it will therefore be exactly one hundred years from
the time Ephraim Bull picked his first Concord grape. We have most ambitious
plans for the observance. An executive committee has been appointed and a
Concord committee is in the process of formation. We have sought the issue
of a commemorative stamp by the United States Government. Articles have
been prepared and placed in the national magazines. As Fall draws on we will
perfect plans for an active observance both here at Horticultural Hall and in
Concord.

As to the future of the Society, I am sure I express the belief of all our
Trustees and officers as well as our members, when I state we are in a most
excellent position. There is much to be done and there are difficulties ahead,
but I think we may look forward confidently to a continued growth in our
membership and a constant development of our facilities to give to members
and to all gardeners in America, the very best and late^ garden help and
horticultural knowledge.

John S. Ames, President

ANNUAL MEETING 41

Report of the Secretary

As our President has just reported, the Society has enjoyed a very satisfac-
tory year with our membership increasing to approximately twelve thousand.
We are the largest Horticultural Society in this countr3^ As a matter of fact
only the Royal Horticultural Society of London has a larger membership than
ours. At the present time we have a campaign under way and as a result we
hope to report an even larger membership next year at this time.

Our President has touched upon most of our activities in his report and it
is my privilege to enlarge somewhat upon his remarks. First of all I would
like to mention Horticulture, one of our major prgjects. We are the
only Society in the country that publishes a national magazine devoted to
gardening. In addition to our regular subscription list, our magazine goes to
the members of the Horticultural Society of New York, the Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society and, since the first of the year, to the members of the
Michigan Horticultural Society.

We are entering a period in the field of journalism in which competition for
both readers and advertisers is very keen. With Horticulture now in
modern form, we are prepared to meet the challenge of the competitive days
ahead. Since the numbers reached is the standard upon which advertising is
largely based we considered it necessary last fall to increase our circulation.
In response to a small carefully planned campaign, we obtained nearly five
thousand additional subscribers. This campaign, I am delighted to sa}^, more
than paid for itself. Since the Society has for its goal a subscription list of
fifty thousand, we are at present engaged in a second campaign which we hope
will be as successful as our first effort.

In March, Mr. Edwin F. Steffek, Associate Editor of our magazine Horti-
culture and our staff horticulturist, resigned to become associated with the
staff of HOUSE BEAUTIFUL. Mr. George Taloumis, who comes to us
well recommended, has been engaged in his place.

During the year members of our staff have been kept busy with their rou-
tine duties, and as their time allowed, they have given lectures on gardening
and horticultural subjects to various groups. In order to keep in touch with
what is going on in the horticultural world some staff members have attended
important meetings in different sections of the country. Mr. William H.
Clark, Editor of Horticulture, attended the annual meeting of the
Men's Garden Clubs of America in Atlanta, Georgia. He also visited the
Horticultural Society of New York and the Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society to discuss our mutual activities. During the year he visited many of
the outstanding gardens, nurseries and points of prominence to gardeners
throughout the East.

Mr. Aubrey Butler, one of our Vice Presidents, represented the Society at
the meeting of the Arthur Hoyt Scott Foundation at Swarthmore, Pennsyl-
vania. At this meeting the Arthur Hoyt Scott Medal, which is given for out-
standing service to horticulture, was awarded to Miss Ellen Eddy Shaw of
the BrookljTi Botanic Garden for her work in the field of nature study.

At the close of the Spring Flower Show several of our staff visited the New
York and Philadelphia Flower Shows. Miss Newton, Mr. Clark and your
Secretary visited both exhibitions. Miss Newton, while in New York also
attended the meetings of the Special Libraries Association. During the course

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of the year Miss \l«nk«, our Khfarian, iju.. ^rip to Xcw Ymk to study

spedal proUems at the libmy of the New Botanical Garden.

Your SeoctaiT made a trip to Miami in December, for the pmpoae of pre-
senting the Gemse Robert White Medal of Honor to Mr. Ernest F. Coe.
yb. Coe is knoim as tiie Father of the Ewisbdes National Fuk, and al-
thoogjh he has leoeiYed many honois for his work, he eonsidered our medal
one of the ontBtanding reoognitions of his long career. While in Jtliaml, your
^^eoelaiy abo selected much of the plant material whidi was used in the
tit^iical scene at the recent Spring Flower Show. Presidait Ames, and your
Seoetaiy attended the recent annual reunion of the Worcester County
Horticultural Socifity . I am pleased to rqiort that a fine spirit of cooperation
ciisftB between thrae two Mpmiitioig.

Only last weA I had the privilege of attending the great Gahfoniia Spiring
Garden Show held in Oakland, Galifoniia. Tins is the laigest and most spec-
tacular edufaition I ha^e ever seen. Hie ^bam is held in two laige bukfings
whk^ are tied togetho- with a court yard containing a series of gudens. The
laTish me of plant material was breaUi taking and will long be remembered. I
mi^t add the puipose of my Tisit was to obtain new ideas for future exhibi-
tions of the Society.

While I was in Los Alleles Mr. Wm. Rodman, who has dbaige of the In-
tenialional Cafiffonua Spring Flower Show, and your Secretary accepted an in-
Titation to attend the Coronado Spring Fkvwer Show. The Show is eondueted
by retired army and navy officers. They are tremendous^ interested in this
ediifaition and as a result this has become one <rf the largest and most inter-
estii^ flower allows hekl <m tibe West Coast.

yir. Ames has reported on the repairs made to the buildnig during the year
and has also mentioned the use whidi is being made of the buildiiig by otgui-
intioiis related to our Society. Horticultural Hall has become the outstand-
ing center for horticultural activities in New England as wdl as attracting
Tazious i»«*i«»«l oiguuBdians for their armual meetingSw I thoq^it our
membeis miglit be interested in the o^guuntions that meet regidai^ in
HortacnltDral HaD. Among these are tiie Gaiden Club Federation of Maasa-
diu ae UH ^ The Associated Flower Anangers of Maasadmsetfes, New England
Wild Fkiwer Pkeservatkn Society, The Xew Ei^hmd GbufioiiB Sodety,
The Gourd Society of America, the Hert> Society <tf America, the American
Rock Gardm Society, the Gardenera and Fkrats Cfaib of Boston, the Boston
brandi of the American Aseocialian of Gardenera, the New Rngjbmd Iris
Society, the New Engjbnd bnndi of the American Ir^ Society, the New Eng-
land Rose Society, the Aiborisbs Aasodalkm and the Boston Men^s Garden
Oub.

Mr. Ames has rcfiened to our program of lecturer I am pleased to rqnrt
that the present series is already in ptug ie as and proviiig Tcry sneeeBsfiiL The
first lecture pvetk by Dr. G^gut of tiie WaMiam KeM Station was wdl a;t-
tended. Tiie following lectures are still on our srhednle: May 3, "FkyweR in
Action" fay John Nadi Ott; Mky 7, "Tlie Commeraal Growii« of Mosii-
rooms" by Dr. C. Aubrey Thomas; May 12, "Food from Tour Own Back
Yard" by Henry Wendler; May 19, ''The ABC's of Garden Fhnning" by
Dorotliea Hanison: M&y 26, "Small Fnnt^ in the Suburinn Yard" by Prof.
A. P. FrendL

ANNUAL MEETING 43

I am sorry to report that there has been another delay in the pubhcation of
our ''Travel Book". However, the publisher promises that it will be ready in
September, in time for the holiday book market. The ''Plant Buyer's Guide"
on which we have been working for a long time is almost ready for the printer.
As soon as pubhshing costs become normal again we are planning to publish a
number of books on important horticultural subjects. We also plan to con-
tinue the publishing of bulletins and to revise a number for which there is a
great demand. As a matter of fact we have already started work on a bulletin
on ground covers, a subject on which little information is available. Barring
delays this should be ready for distribution early in the Fall.

The past few months members of the staff devoted considerable time to the
preliminary organization work for "Garden Week in Massachusetts". This
project is under the competent direction of Miss Mary May Binney, Chair-
man of the Committee appointed to carry on this activity. The Committee
has obtained a long list of gardens which will be opened to the public from
June 14 to 20. We are very enthusiastic about this new project.

The Concord grape centennial, which will be observed this September at
the time of our Fall Show should prove to be an interesting event. Our plans
are not yet completed save for the preliminary organization of committees and
the placing of publicity in national magazines. We plan to have widespread
newspaper and radio coverage during the week and many prominent people
are being invited to share in the anniversary celebration which will be held
here at Horticultural Hall.

A detailed financial report on the condition of the Society will be presented
by the Treasurer. I am happy to report however, that even with with our in-
creased activities, our finances are on a sound basis. This is due to the very
careful management exercised by our Finance Committee.

Our various Flower Shows will be reported upon later by the Chairman of
the Exhibition Committee. I feel that we had a very successful and satis-
factory year and we are proud of our Flower Show program which has con-
tinued without a break since the Society was organized in 1829.

It is my sad duty to report the recent passing of Samuel J. Goddard of
Framingham a member of our Board of Trustees. For a good many years Mr.
Goddard was chairman of the Children's Show Committee. He also served on
both the Exhibition and Prize Conamittees.

Through the death of Mrs. Hollis Webster the Society lost one of its most
active workers. Mrs. Webster, an authority on herbs, gave much of her time
to the work of our organization. Her interest and enthusiasm for all things
horticultural were an inspiration to all who knew her.

Later you will be given a report on the library. However, it pleases me to
state that we have the largest horticultural library in America and its collec-
tion of more than thirty thousand bound volumes is being used not only by
our local members, but by members all over the country who borrow books
by mail. Our Ubrary is also of great value to men and women working on
special horticultural subjects. As usual the library staff operated the Informa-
tion Booth at the Spring Flower Show. This is an educational service of great
value as it gives to Show visitors the opportunity of discussing garden prob-
lems and garden books with members of our staff. The library staff was ably
assisted in this work by members of the Waltham Field Station and the

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Arnold Arboretum. These two fine organizations are always willing to co-
operate with our Society in every way possible.

In conclusion. I wish to express my appreciation for the loyal support I
have received from the men and women with whom I have worked during the
past year. I trust that I may enjoy the same support and cooperation in the
future. The Society, now in its 121st year, is in a soUd position financially,
and contemplates a planned project of ever enlarging ser^dces not only to its
members but to the countrj' as a whole. What is ahead no one knows but no
one of us doubts that the future is great. The importance of horticulture in
America will continue to grow and our Society will continue to grow and serve
our members and the horticultural public as efficiently and effectively as is
po.ssible in the years ahead.

Arxo H. Xehrlixg, Executive Secretary

Report of the Exhibitions Committee

Thanks to the interest on the part of all members of the Exhibitions Com-
mittee in attending its numerous meetings and in developing ideas regarding
individual shows the group has functioned efhciently during the past year.
Ten meetings were held, and although all members of this group were ap-
praised of the operations of the Prize Committee, no joint meeting of the two
committees was required, indicating that operations in which both committees
were interested were functioning unusually y\e\\.

Ten shows were held under the direction of the Show ^Manager and the
Committee. The total attendance at the smaller shows was larger than in
pre\'ious years, although the actual attendance at the Autumn Exhibition was
about 1800 less than in 1947. The Lily Show, held in conjunction Tsith the
annual meeting of the North American Lily Society, was the largest and most
successful lilj' exhibition ever held in this country.

The Spring Show attendance totaled 110,197 as compared with 115,746 in
1948, the decrease due largely to adverse weather conditions on one day. It
was an unusual and distinctly successful show. The profits were less than in
the previous year, because of decreased attendance, but still were in excess of
the amount that the officials of the society had indicated as the minimum
required to maintain the desired budget for the year. Grand Hall was handled
as a unit by the Society with the cooperation of selected exhibitors. The basic
theme was a tropical jungle. The Committee and the Society are greatly in-
debted to all who cooperated to make the exhibition in Grand Hall the out-
standing success it proved to be. Working out the plans and setting up the
large palms involved special services on the part of Mr. Max Cohen, Mr.
Egbert Hans, Mr. Harold Stevenson, and Mr. William Frank. The lighting
effects imder the supervision of Mr. C. Hassler Capron were developed to a
point distinctly beyond the expectation of the committee.

Among those who loaned tropical plants for the jungle scene to be especially
mentioned is Wellesley College, Mr. Walter Hunnewell, and Mr. Ernest Logee.
For the most unusual orchid exhibit, the objective being to show the plants
more or less as they occur in nature, we are indebted for the loan of numerous
specimens to Mr. Edwin S. Webster, Mrs. Ernest B. Dane, Mrs. Robert Treat
Paine, 2nd, Mr. Francis W. Hunnewell, Mr. Dunbar Lockwood, and Mr.

ANNUAL MEETING 45

George W. Butterworth. The flowering acacias exhibited by Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Stone massed at one end of Grand Hall, never showed up to better
advantage in any previous exhibition.

One of the outstanding features of the show outside of Grand Hall was the
exhibit planned and developed by the Women's Exhibitions Committee of
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. We are under constant appre-
ciation to this outstanding group which functions year after year at the
Spring Show, and always with distinctively new features. We are also, as
usual, indebted to the numerous nurserymen, private growers, and specialists
in this or that group of plants, whose exhibits year after year contribute so
much to the success of the Spring Show. After all, it is the financial success of
the Spring Show that enables the Society to function successfully, and without
restriction of its services to horticulture, year after year, for approximately
one-third of the annual budget of the Society is drawn from Spring Show
profits; and, incidentally, these profits also enable the Society to stage its
numerous free smaller shows throughout the year. In Boston, in marked con-
trast to the situation in other horticultural centers in this country, the Massa-
chusetts Horticultural Society is the sole beneficiary in relation to the financial
returns from the Spring Show, as it is the organization that sponsors all ex-
hibits. It would be, in case of a financially unsuccessful exhibition, the loser.
Here, however, a reserve fund from profits of the Spring Shows and unex-
pended income from unrestricted funds, now amounting to $54,000.00, has
been built up over a term of years to protect the Society against the chance of
an unsuccessful season. Largely because of a long series of financially success-
ful Spring Shows the Massachusetts Horticultural Society is in a most satis-
factory position. This is a reflection of the wisdom of those who originated the
plan and those who sponsored the establishment of an ample reserve show fund.

As chairman of the Exhibitions Comimittee I wish to express my sincere
appreciation to all members of the Committee, to the Show Manager who
works very closely with the Committee, and to all exhibitors for their disin-
terested efforts to make all of our numerous exhibitions successful. It is an
excellent example of cooperation on the part of all interested parties the net
result being that the Massachusetts Horticultural Society is by far the largest,
and clearly the most outstanding and productive organization of its kind in
America.

E. D. Merrill, Chairman

Report of the Committee on Prizes

In making this Annual Report I am doing so in place of one who has always
been one of the best loved and stanch supporters of the Horticultural So-
ciety. One whom I have known since 1915, when I first helped place an exhibit
in this hall. He was always willing and his good advice and helping hand was
greatly appreciated by the exhibitors. The death of Mr. Samuel Goddard
brought sorrow to the members of this committee, as well as loss to the
Society.

Mr. Ames very kindly added Mr. James Methven, a past chairman of the
prize committee for a number of years, as the fifth member for the Spring
Show.

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The committee on prizes has judged at S allows during the past year, and
has had excellent cooperation from the exhibitors and members of the exhibi-
tion committee. The committee also has held five meetings during the year
in preparation for the laig^ shows and was assisted by Mr. Nduling, our
very able secretary, as well as his assistant Mis. Qara Lewis, and the com-
mittee wishes to thank them at this time.

At Uie smaU^ ^ows the committee judged the exhibits wiUi the assistance
of one or two experte. For several years this has beoi the rule for these diows,
as it is necessary for the prize committee to be in attendance at all shows of
the Society. This plan seems to work out very satisfactorily.

At the recent Spring Flower Show the committee did not have a single
protest, which I am happy to report.

I wish to take tiiis opportunity to thank the other memb^s of the pruK
committee for the able assistance and faithfulness to a difficult task at times.
I wish also to express my appreciation, and that of the other members of tiie
committee, to those judges who are called in, by the committee, to assist than
at the larger shows. They are to be highly complimented on their sp!«idid
wofk.

RespectfuOy submitted,

Thomas Miln-e, Co-Chairman

Report of the Committee on Children's Gardens

Due to severe iUnes-. : r _iirman of the committee, Samur. . .1: :.

was not able to take an active part in the preparation of tiie 1948 Children's
Show. Unfortunately. Mr. Goddard has passed on and his excellent guidance
will be missed at future shows.

The number of entries at the Children's Show last year showed a remark-
able increase over 1947 due in part to the very favorable growing conditions.
In the School and Home Garden Section there was a total of 1101 entries, an
iucrease of 419 ovw tiie previous year. The 4-H Qub Section had 399 entries
showing an increase of 170.

The quality of the vegetables was extremely high for a Children's Show.
Much overcrowding has been eliminated and in the school garden exhibits
excellent backgrounds were arranged adding much to the genial appearance
of the show. Several of the school gard^i exhibits compared favorably with
those staged by adult exhUntois at other shows. At tiie dose of the show the
diildren again presented the vegetables, fruits and flowas on exhibition to
the Fruit and Flower Mission. Miss Ethel E. Hudson, the former executive
secretary of this oigianiiation. was elated with tiie generous amount and qual-
ity of tiie matoiaL I have a very fine letter from tiie late Ifiss Hudscm (oi-
closed) thanking the children for their contributions.

The vegietables, fruits and flowers were soit to ho^Htals, homes Ux aged
women and other oiiganixations on the list of the Fruit and Flower M^saon.

Attendance at the show increased considoaWy with the pubUc being some-
what surprised at the fine work the children are dcmig, some of whom will be
the future members and exhibitors of the Massachusetts Horticultural
Societv.

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The 4-H Club exhibit in the upper hall under the supervision of Mr. Earle
H. Nodine, Assistant State Club Leader, as usual, was of very high quality
and a credit to all.

Judges found the awarding of prizes difficult in many of the classes in both
sections of the show. This can easily be understood when it is not uncommon
to have forty or fifty entries in many of the individual plate classes.

As a member of the Committee presenting this report on the Children's
Garden Show for 1948, I take this opportunity at the annual meeting of
thanking the Horticultural Society for their helpful interest and genuine
assistance to the School Garden movement. I especially appreciate the con-
tagious enthusiasm of Secretary Arno Nehrling and the great assistance given
by Mr. Joy and his staff at Horticultural Hall. The entire personnel of the
Society office has been of great assistance to us.

As is perhaps better known in other sections of the country than in Massa-
chusetts, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society was the pioneer in estab-
lishing school garden work in the United States, when in the early 90 's they
sent Mr. Henry Clark, Master of the George Putnam School, to Europe to
study gardening as conducted in the European schools. Mr. Clark founded the
school garden work in America with his first garden in Roxbury, Massa-
chusetts.

In Cleveland, an outstanding school garden city, I found that they give
great credit to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for their leadership
in all horticultural activities. Cleveland is a horticultural city and I think
that no small credit is due to the ably led school garden movement there. I
quote from the last report of Mr. Paul R. Young, Supervisor of School Gar-
dens for the Board of Education in Cleveland :

'^ School Gardens Produce People — Cleveland's school gardens are success-
ful horticulturally, for otherwise they can hardly be successful educationally.
The real product, however, is people — • girls and boys with foundations of
character, information, and health established, which will make them good
citizens.

Children with garden plots are engaging in a real life-size enterprise. They
experience the dignity and pride that come when one actually produces, with
his own hands and skill. They see the rewards of honest work and the penal-
ties of neglect, things a garden can teach most effectively. They learn to
follow directions, obey rules, observe property rights, assume individual and
social responsibilities, respect beauty, and to await results with patience.
Neatness, orderliness, promptness, honesty, industry and fair play are all
traits of character that grow in the properly managed school garden, along
with the crops. The children themselves grow physically, with the healthful
exercise in the fresh air and sunshine.

Any youngster who conducts a garden on one of these school tracts for even
one season, is given a fundamental training in the basic arts of gardening that
will be a vital and functioning part of his life from that time on. He has grown
a successful garden, and has laid a foundation for at least one worthy activity
in life, whether a hobby or a vocation.

School Gardens Improve the Community — The well conducted school
garden not only benefits the pupils working there, but it sets standards for the
whole community. Successful garden practices demonstrated by their own

48 ANNUAL MEETING

children are adopted by many parents untrained and inexperienced in gar-
dening. New and improved varieties of vegetables, flowers, and shrubs are
demonstrated and "sold" to the community. Adults seek training for them-
selves. Standards of home yard planting are raised by the school garden
examples. Community improvement may well radiate from the school
garden."

The prospects for the 1949 season in school gardening work and for the
August Children's Show are ven* promising. We are getting an eariy start
this year, some two weeks earUer than usual, and elemental^ schools are
closing in Boston at 2:00 p.m. instead of 3:30 as in previous years. This should
result in a considerable increase in interest on the part of the children of these
schools.

I hope that many members of the Horticultural Society will be interested
enough in this movement to visit the Children's Garden Show in August.

D-^-iEL W. O'Briex
M ember of the Commiti^ on Children's Gardens

Report of the Library Committee

During the year, 459 volumes were added to the Hbrary, the total now

being 29.517. As usual, the additions consisted of new pubhcations, carefully
selected items representing the older Uterature, and current periodicals as the
volumes were completed and boimd. A serious attempt is made to keep the
hbrary up to date in current Hterature, and at the same time to acquire cer-
tain important older works as they are offered by dealers. It seems desirable
here to mention the fact that within the past few years prices quoted by
dealers for older works have increased enormously; and at the same time,
because of present economic conditions, prices for newly published volumes
are necessarily high.

Fortunately the income from certain endowment funds restricted to the
purchase of books, has more than suflSced to cover the cost of needed ac-
cessions, yet constant and critical care is needed in making selections. Perhaps
illustrative of the situation from the dealers' standpoint was an offering of
a certain volume at $45.00, when, as a matter of fact, the work involved is
actually in print, and new copies may be secured through any dealer for
$12.50 — and the dealer who optiDoistically offered a single second hand copy
at a grossly exaggerated price could have acquired from the publishers several
hundred copies at the going price of -$12.50 per copy less 40 per cent the
standard discount to dealers. However, fortunate as the Society is in ha\'ing
these restricted funds for the purchase of books, all expenses for care of the
hbrary must be pro^dded from its general income; and this, the major cost of
maintaining the hbrar^', including the recataloging, has reached a rather high
level, yet fortunately the Society has been able to provide the necessary- fimds.

One of the real services of the Society is in the loan of books to members.
Thus in* the year just closed, nearly 4500 volumes were loaned. Naturally
many of these loans are local, but sendings amounting to 147S packages were
mailed to members, and occasionally institutions, in all parts of the country*.
It is beUeved that this is a real service to our members, especially those who
hve in small communities, and others who reside in large centers where spe-

ANNUAL MEETING 49

cialized horticultural libraries do not exist. As interest in horticulture de-
velops, the demand for this service increases. However, in the case of certain
very rare and expensive volumes, and those which are in constant demand for
reference purposes, are never loaned. Here, however, photostats and micro-
film can be supplied at cost.

A number of gifts have been received from friends of the Society, and a
complete list will be published in the Year Book. Worthy of special mention
here are two cases of nursery catalogues, a gift from the Royal Horticultural
Society of London, and a bequest of books from the estate of Alice H. Burrage
(Mrs. Albert C. Burrage).

The maintainance of the library and its services to the members is an
important activity of the Society. As has often been stated, we maintain the
largest specialized horticultural library in America, its holdings supplementing
those of the several larger specialized botanical libraries in the Boston area in
an excellent manner; and through the library service operated under the
auspices of the Harvard library, special volumes not available elsewhere are
loaned within the Boston area as needed, and at the same time volumes re-
quested, but not available in our library, may be borrowed for use in Horti-
cultural Hall. This inter-library loan service is a most valuable one.

No complete record has been maintained regarding the number of in-
dividuals who actually consult the library, but the number is very great, and
tends to increase. Information is freely supplied to visitors and to corre-
spondents on a great variety of subjects, and every effort is made to meet each
request for assistance by providing accurate sources of information. Thus
through its library and the library activities the Society renders outstanding
special services to its members not only in the community but throughout the
country.

Because of the large accumulation of unneeded duplicate books, particu-
larly those from the Albert C. Burrage bequest, the librarian was directed to
prepare a list, and I undertook to add reasonable prices, which were always
between what a dealer would offer and his selling price. In due time, the Ust
was completed and mimeographed copies were distributed to specialized
libraries, the larger pubhc libraries, and educational institutions. As prices
now go, those placed on these duplicate books represented bargains, but in
this case all the profits redounded to the Society for the support of its library
activities rather than to dealers. It is recommended that when the accumula-
tion of unwanted duplicate books so warrants, a second list of offerings be
made. An attempt is made to give members of the Society a preferred position
when such sales are made.

The recataloging of the library has been in progress for about six years,
on a part time basis, but is far from completion. To date, approximately
$10,000.00 has been expended on this activity, which is perhaps two-thirds
complete. At the present rate of progress, the recataloging should be com-
pleted in three or four years.

Meetings of the Committee have been held from time to time as requested
by the librarian. However, by official action of the Committee, authorizing the
librarian to make purchases at her discretion where only modest sums were
involved and further giving the Chairman some discretion in special cases to
act for the Committee, has somewhat reduced the number of meetings. Some-

50 ANNUAL MEETING

times, when a specially desired item is offered by a dealer, very prompt action
is needed so that an order may be placed without delay if we are to acquire
the volume.

Suggestions from members as to titles of special works which should be
acquired, as well as comments and ideas which might tend to the development
of a better hbrary service are always welcome. We hope that all members of
the Society ^ill feel free to avail themselves of the excellent hbrary service
that is maintained by the Society.

E. D. Merrill, Chairman

Report of the Treasurer

I am happy to say that my first report as Treasurer of the Society shows
very gratifying results for the year of 1948. I hope that all the reports that I
may make during my term of oflfice will be as satisfactory as this one. Some-
times I wonder if our members realize the size and scope of the Society's
operations. For example, our total expenses for the year of 1948 amounted to
$329,082. That is a lot of money and represents literally thousands of separate
expenditures covering a bewildering variety of items from the purchase of rare
old books for the hbrary to organ music at our Spring Show. As the amount of
expenditures would suggest, our activities in the field of horticulture are very
wide-spread and in this post-war period of greatly increased costs, it has been
a source of pride to the Officers and Trustees that we have not been forced, as
yet, to cut down on our educational and promotional work in behalf of our
members ^nd the general pubUc.

As I have said, our total expenses were $329,082. Against these expendi-
tures, we had a total income of $338,189, lea\ing an excess of income over
expenditures of $9,107. This compares with an excess of income over expendi-
tures in 1947 that amounted to $3,642.

Our aims and objectives in the Society are not related to making money but
if we should run into a period of operating losses, our funds would be reduced
and consequently our effectiveness in promoting horticultural activities and
serving our members and the general pubhc would suffer. Hence it is always
pleasant to have our income cover our expenses with something to spare.

Contributing to the good results for 1948 were increased income from our
investment funds, a very successful Spring Show and somewhat higher
membership income. The results, moreover, were achieved in the face of higher
expenditures on maintaining and improving our building, total building ex-
pense bemg $35,472 in 1948 as against $32,280. in 1947. These figures include
all salaries in connection with the physical operation of the building.

I shall not inflict upon you any recital of the many figures that comprise our
audited financial report. They are available, however, for any of our members
who would like to peruse them. Summarizing again, in review, we had a
gratifying surplus of income over expenses for 1948 amounting to $9,107, and
our financial position with respect to our invested funds and cash balances
remained strong.

I shall not attempt to forecast our 1949 results. Some of us who fancied
that we could read the crystal ball learned a lesson last November that
should keep us permanently out of the fortune telling profession.

ANNUAL MEETING

Our 1949 Spring Show was a tremendous artistic success and very satisfac-
tory from a financial point of view but probably somewhat below last year in
this respect, and our expenses will remain heavy, so if we succeed in covering
our total outgo, even though by a smaller margin than in 1948, I, for one
shall not be unhappy.

May 2, 1949.

Respectfully submitted,

Stedman Buttrick, Treasurer

A Typical Flower Show Flower Arrangement

52 ANNUAL MEETING

REPORT OF THE TREASURER

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION ON
DECEMBER 31, 1948

ASSETS

Cash in banks and on hand $ 44,409. 74

Treasurer: In bank $ 30,280. 53

Bursar: In Bank 14,104. 21

On hand 25 00

$ 44,409.74

Investments valued at book value 777,157. 68

Capital Assets 592,586.38

Real Estate $498,564.63

Improvements and Additions to Building. . $ 47,441.28

Library 46,580.47

$592,586.38

Deferred Charge:

Spring Show, 1949 4,371.29

$1,418,525.09

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL FUNDS

Liabilities: Accounts payable. $ 5,990.68

Sundry Funds 577,012. 50

Special Uses :

Principal $167,326. 62

Unexpended income 8,740.74

$176,067.36
General uses :
Principal 400,945.14

$577,012.50

Greater Endowment Fund 36,741 . 46

Balance, January 1, 1948 35,460. 16

Net addition — 1948 1,281.30

$ 36,741.46

Life Membership fees 30,235.00

Mount Auburn Cemetery Fund 55,053 . 52

Show Insurance Fund 54,287. 56

Capital 564,524.70

Surplus (Capital) 81,929 . 72

Surplus (Earned) 12,749.95

Balance, January 1, 1948 3,642. 44

Transferred from Profit and Loss 9,107. 51

$ 12,749.95

:,418,525.09

ANNUAL MEETING 53

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES

INCOME

1948 1947

Income from investments $ 40,981 . 53 $ 38,691 . 81

Membership fees 16,370. 69 15,702. 69

Rentals 11,217.11 11,507.87

Spring Show 71,490. 66 75,158. 67

Autumn Show 2,856.87 1,087.86

Horticulture Income or Loss 4,690.43 160.31

Other receipts 818.05 3,680.88

$133,340.74 $145,669.47

EXPENDITURES

Building expenses $ 35,472.55 $ 32,280.46

Library expenses 12,232.89 13,869.46

Office and general salaries and expenses 43,075. 75 52,351 . 14

Miscellaneous exhibition expenses 5,407.84 3,647.85

Lectures paid from general funds 218.65 112.43

Prizes, medals and certificates paid from

General Funds 2,890. 52 7,638. 75

Prizes, medals and certificates paid from

Spring Show 20,286.56 28,438.00

Medals, lectures, etc. paid from Restricted

Funds 2,751.11 1,884.00

Awards at Shows paid from Restricted Funds . . 3,932 . 82 2,735 . 87

Other payments 100. 00

$126,268.69 $143,057.96

Excess of Income over Expenditures, All

Funds. 7,072.05 2,611.51

Deduct: Difference between current income

additions and current expenses charged

on restricted funds 2,035.46 1,030.93

Excess of Income over Expenditures — General

Funds $ 9,107.51 $ 3,642.44

RESULT OF THE BALLOTING

At 4:00 o'clock the polls were closed, 77 votes having been cast, and the
following persons were declared elected :

President: — John S. Ames.

Vice President: Aubrey B. Butler.

Trustees: (For three years) George W. Butterworth, Mrs. John Gardner
Coolidge, George Lewis, Jr., Oliver Wolcott and Dr. R. A. Van Meter.

Trustee: (For one year) Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby.

NECROLOGY

A list of the members of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society whose
deaths were reported during the year ending May 1, 1949.

Mrs. Gordon Abbott
Mr. Joseph Armstrong
Mrs. Charles P. Bancroft
Mrs. Edward M. Barnex
Mrs. Louis T. Bartlett
Miss Agnes L. Berry
Miss Isabella A. Bissett
Miss Annie R. Blanchard
Mr. Archibald Blanchard
Mrs. Harold W. Blood
Mr. Hendry G. Bradlee
Mrs. John D. Brewer
Mrs. Hentiy Brooks
Mr. Charles F. Bugbee
Mr. Allston Bltir
Mrs. Albert C. Bltirage
Mrs. T. Francis Capeles
Mr. Andrew Christensen
Miss Carita Clarke
Miss Julia F. Clary
Dr. Fred A. Coughlin
Mr. Cil^rles P. Cltitis
Mrs. Cilarles H. Cutler
Rev. Louis C. Dethlefs
Mrs. Robert G. Dodge
Mr. Clarence M. Ellis
Mrs. E. L. Ellis
Mr. John S. Fernald -
Mr. Du'ncan Finlayson
Mr. Rollin B. Fisher
Mrs. Charles E. Fitz
Mrs. Homer Gage
Mr. Frank D. Gavin
Mrs. W. H. Glover
Mr. Samuel J. Goddard
Mr. L. B. Goodale
Miss Isabel M. Goodwin
Mr. Robert Melrose Grey
Mrs. George G. Hall
Mr. Charles L. Harding
Mr. Jesse E. Haynes
Mrs. Andrew H. Hepburn
Mr. Arthur Dehon Hill
Mrs. Lucius W. Hitchcock
Mrs. Charles W. Hobbs
Mr. Charles S. Hopkinson

Mr. E. R. Horton
Mr. Fred H. Howard
Mr. Norman Howden
Miss Ethel E. Hudson
Mrs. Albert F. Hunt
Mr. Robert T. Jackson
Mr. William K. Jackson
Mrs. Louisa C. James
Mrs. Charles G. Keene
Mrs. Edward L. Kent
Mrs. Margery A. Ketchum
Mr. William N. Kimball
Miss M. Frances Kingsbury
Mr. C. M. Koopman
Mr. Harry V. Long
Mr. Frank B. Lowe
Mr. Eugene Lutz
Mrs. J. L. MacIntyre
Miss Fanny P. Mason
Miss E. N. Matthews
Mr. J. Horace McFarland
Mr. Walter S. McKenzie
Mrs. W. p. Montgomery
Mrs. Clifford H. Moore
Miss Angela J. Morris
Mr. Harry G. Morton
Mr. Harry A. Norton
Mr. John A. Odiorne
Mrs. Jensmith O'Neil
Miss Florence Ormerod
Mrs. Along H. Paine
Miss Ruth Palmer
Mr. Chauncey David Parker
Mrs. Herman Parker
Mr. Ross Parker
Mr. John Pino
Mr. Harold A. Pitman
Miss Kate Potter
Miss An^na L. Prichard
Mrs. J. Hampden Robb
Miss Carrie M. Robbins
Mr. Miles Roberts
Mr. George W. Rogers
Mrs. How\'\.rd L. Rogers
Miss Lucy C. Ross
Mr. James B. Shea

NECROLOGY continued

Mr. Everett N. Slade
Miss Laura Slocum
Mr. John T. Spaulding
Miss Alice Stackpole
Mr. Moses T. Stevens
Miss Evelyn R. Sturgis
Mr. Henry B. Swearingen
Mrs. Earl W. Taylor
Mrs. Walter E. Tobie

Mrs. Josephine M. Valentine
Mr. Stephen F. Wadsworth
Mrs. Hollis Webster
Mrs. Elsie M. Wheeler
Mr. Myron S. Wheeler
Mr. Akthur D. Whitcomb
Mrs. F. E. Wigglund
Mrs. Clarence C. Williams
Miss Ellen M. Yerhington

SPRING FLOWER SHOW 1949

Wild Garden staged by Kelsey-Highlands Nursery.

HONORARY MEMBERS

1942 Lord Aberconts'ay, North Wales, England

1942 F. A. Bartlett, Stamford, Connecticut

1942 Walter D. Browxell, Little Compton, Rhode Island

1942 Dr. Willi.\m A. Dayton, Washington, D. C.

1942 A. T. De La Mare, New York, New York

1942 David Fairchild, Coconut Grove, Florida

1942 Joseph B. Gable, Stewartsto^Ti, Pennsylvania

1942 Arthur Herringtox, Madison, New Jersey

1942 Henry Hicks, Westbury, Long Island, New York

1942 Fred H, Howard, Montebello, California

1942 Colonel R. H. Montgomery, Coconut Grove, Florida

1942 Robert Moses, New York, New York

1942 G. G. Nearing, Ridgewood, New Jersey

1942 Frederick Law Olmsted, Brookline, Massachusetts

1942 Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson, New York, New York

1942 George H. Pring, St. Louis, Missouri

1942 Dr. Alfred Rehder, Jamaica Plain, Ma.ssachusetts

1942 Dr. a. B. Stout, New York, New York

1942 Norman Taylor, New York, New York

1942 C. J. Van Bourgondien, Babylon, Long Island, New York

1942 Richard Wellington, Geneva, New York

1942 Elizabeth C. White, Whitesbog, New Jersey

1943 Albert C. Burrage, Ips\\ich, Massachusetts
1943 Vincent DePetris, Grosse Farms, Michigan

1943 Edward I. Farrington, Weymouth, Massachusetts

1943 Jens Jensen, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin

1943 Henry T. Skinner, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania

1944 E. O. Orpet, Santa Barbara, California

1944 Wilfrid Wheeler, Hatchville, Falmouth, Massachusetts

1944 Richardson Wright, New York, New York

1945 Joseph H. Hill, Richmond, Indiana

1945 Albert Hulley, Middleboro, Massachusetts

1945 Jacob K. Shaw, Amherst, Massachusetts

1945 Theodore Wirth, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1946 Walter B. Clarke, San Jose, CaUfomia

1946 Mrs. John H. Cunningham, Brookline, Massachusetts

1946 Daniel W. O'Brien, Boston, Massachusetts

1946 Edmund F. Palmer, Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada

1947 Dr. a. F. Blakeslee, Northampton, Massachusetts

1947 Thomas H. E\'erett, New York Botanical Garden, New York

1947 James J. Hurley, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

1947 Dr. Elmer Drew Merrill, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

1947 Isabella Preston, Lancaster, England

1948 Ernest Borowski, Norwood, Massachusetts
1948 Stedman Buttrick, Concord, Massachusetts
1948 Ernest F. Coe, Coconut Grove, Florida
1948 John L. Russell, Dedham, Massachusetts

1948 Eric Walther, San Francisco, CaUfomia

1949 Morris Carter, Boston, Massachusetts
1949 Henry Kohankie, Painesville, Ohio

1949 George H. Palmer, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

1949 A. Kenneth Simpson, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

1949 Harold B. Tukey, East Lansing, Michigan

Bequests to the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society

T IS hoped by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society that it
will not be forgotten by members who find it expedient to make
their wills. This Society's financial condition is sound and its
investments are good, but the income from many of its investments
has declined because of decreased returns from its bond holdings.
Expenses naturally have increased and more money is needed to
extend the activities of the Society.

The following form of bequest is suggested:

FORM OF BEQUEST

I give and bequeath to the ^Massachusetts Horticul-
tural Society located in Boston, Massachusetts, the sum

of to be used as the Board of Trustees

may direct for the promotion of horticulture in its various
forms and for extending the activities of the Society along
educational lines.

Signed

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^CT 4 V9bO

YEARBOOK
1930

MASSACHUSETTS
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

PRICE ONE DOLLAR

1950

FLOWER SHOWS

Massachusetts Horticultural Society
IN HORTICULTURAL HALL

tIAIVIJARY 19 and 20

Camellia Show

MARCH 12 to 1»

Spring Flower Show
(^Mechanics Building)

MAY 1 and 2

Daffodil Show

MAY 24 and 25

Tulip Show

JUNE 15 and 16

Peonies^ Iris and Roses

AUGUST 17 and IS

Gladiolus Show

AUGUST 23 and 24

Exhibition of the Products
of Children's Gardens

OCTOBER 11, 12 and 13

Harvest Show

BTOVEMBER 2 to 5

Autumn Flower Show

DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

1950

YEARBOOK

of the

MASSACHUSETTS
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Annual Reports
for 1949

and a List of Books added to the Library

FOREWORD • The Committee on Lectures and Publications has the
honor to present herewith the 27th number of the Society's Yearbook,
with which are combined the annual reports for the year 1949.

Boston, Massachusetts, July 1, 1950 R. A. Van Meter, Chairman

ERNEST BOROWSKI

Elected a Trustee, May 1, 1950

CONTENTS

Board of Government 5

Committees of the Society 7

Medals and Certificates Awarded in 1949 9

Edwin S. Webster 17

Special Medal Awards 18

Garden Committee Awards 21

Reports of Officers and Committees

President's Address 27

Report of the Secretary 29

Report of Exhibitions Committee 32

Report on Children's Gardens 36

Report of Prize Committee 37

Report of the Library Committee 38

Report of the Treasurer 40

Result of the Balloting 42

Books Added to the Library 43

Library's New Classification 49

Benevolent Fruit and Flower Mission 53

Necrology 54

Honorary Members 56

Bequests to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 57

The Old Mill— New England Spring Flower Show 1950

By Sherman W. Eddy

THE BOARD OF GOVERNMENT

OF THE

MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

President
JOHN S. AMES

Vice-Presidents

AUBREY B. BUTLER
DR. GEORGE O. CLARK

Trustees
*John S. Ames Walter Hunnewell (1951)

Ernest Borowski (1953) Seth L. Kelsey (1951)

*Aubrey B. Butler Ray M. Keen (1953)

George W. Butterworth (1952) George Lewis, Jr. (1952)

*Stedman Buttrick Elmer D.Merrill (1953)

George B. Cabot (1951) Mrs. William A. Parker (1951)

*Dr. George O. Clark Harold S. Ross (1953)

Mrs. John Gardner Coolidge (1952) R. A. Van Meter (1952)

Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby (1953) Mrs. Roger S. Warner (1951)

Oliver Wolcott (1952)

Treasurer
STEDMAN BUTTRICK

Assistant Treasurer
GEORGE LEWIS, JR.

Secretary
ARNO H. NEHRLING

* Members ex-officio. Dates are those of expiration terms.

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Tulip Garden— 1950 Spring Flower Show

By Brack's of Boston
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COMMITTEES OF THE SOCIETY

For the Year Ending May 7, 7957

AUBREY B. BUTLER

STEDMAN BUHRICK

AUBREY B. BUTLER
STEDMAN BUHRICK

GEORGE W. BUTTERWORTH

GEORGE W. BUTTERWORTH
RAY M. KOON

EDMUND MEZnr

MRS. S. V. R. CROSBY
GEORGE LEWIS, JR.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
JOHN S. AMES, Chairman

DR. GEORGE O. CLARK

FINANCE COMMITTEE

JOHN S. AMES, Chairman

BUDGET COMMITTEE
JOHN S. AMES, Chairman

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
RAY M. KOON, Chairman

COMA4/rT£f ON EXHIBITIONS

DR. ELMER D. MERRILL, Chairman

COMMITTEE ON PRIZES
ERNEST BOROWSKI, Chairman
THOMAS MILNE, Co-Chairman

JAMES METHVEN

COMMITTEE ON UBRARY
DR. ELMER D. MERRILL, Chairman

STEDMAN BUHRICK

WALTER HUNNEWELL

DR. GEORGE O. CLARK
WALTER HUNNEWELL

AUBREY B. BUTLER

MRS. WILLIAM A. PARKER
HAROLD D. STEVENSON

WALTER HUNNEWELL

MRS. SUSAN McKELVEY
MRS. ROGER S. WARNER

COMMITTEE ON LECTURES AND PUBLICATIONS

DR. R. A. VAN METER, Chairman
ERNEST HOFTYZER

GEORGE B. CABOT

ERNEST BOROWSKI
SETH L KELSEY

RAY M. KOON

COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL MEDALS

HAROLD S. ROSS, Chairman

MRS. JOHN G. COOLIDGE
ALEXANDER I. HEIMLICH

GEORGE W. BUHERWORTH

COMMITTEE ON GARDENS
SETH L KELSEY, Chairman

COMMITTEE ON BUILDING
JOHN S. AMES, Chairman

DR. R. A. VAN METER
DR. ELMER D. MERRILL

GEORGE LEWIS, JR.
OLIVER WOLCOn

STEDMAN BUHRICK

COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN'S GARDENS EXHIBITIONS

MRS. ROGER S. WARNER, aairman
DANIEL W. O'BRIEN MRS. HENRY D. TUDOR

COMMITTEE ON THE ALBERT C. BURRAGE GOLD VASE
HAROLD S. ROSS, Chairman
ERNEST BOROWSKI
ALBERT C. BURRAGE, JR.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE
GEORGE W. BUHERWORTH
MRS. JOHN G. COOLIDGE

DR. R. A. VAN METER

GEORGE B. CABOT
DR. ELMER D. MERRILL

GEORGE LEWIS, JR.
OUVER WOLCOn

WUiiams

DR. WILSON POPENOE, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Awarded George Robert White Medal of Honor

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED IN 1949

The Albert C. Burrage Gold Vase

Harlan P. Kelsey, Inc., East Boxford, for the most outstanding exhibit in 1949.

George Robert White Medal of Honor

Dr. Wilson Popenoe, Director Escuela Agricola Panamericana, Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, for eminent service in horticulture.

Thomas Roland Medal

Montague Free, Staff Horticulturist of "The Home Garden," New York City,
for skill in horticulture.

Jackson Dawson Memorial Medals

George L. Slate, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, for his work

in the hybridization and propagation of small fruits.
Richard Wellington, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, for his

skill in the hybridization of apples, grapes and other small fruits.

H. H. Hunnewell Medal

Dr. George 0. Clark, for his estate at Newburyport.

Gold Medals of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Kenneth Post, Ithaca, New York, for his book, "Florist Crop Production and

Marketing."
Mrs. Charles Griswold, Stockbridge, for a hillside estate of exceptional merit.
Mrs. George O. Forbes, South Egremont, for a charming small estate.

Silver Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Mrs. Bernard Hoffman, Stockbridge, for an unusual, attractive small garden.

Garden Certificates of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

The Heald Company, Worcester, for the foundation planting and the arrange

ment of the plant material around the factory.
The Norton Company, Worcester, for the colorful planting and the arrangement

of the plant material around the factory.

Massachusetts Horticultural Society Scroll

Haydn S. Pearson, Waban, in recognition of his inspiring writings in books, maga-
zines and newspaper editorials pertaining to agriculture and horticulture.

President's Cup

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Stone, Marion, for two groups of acacias at the Spring
Show.

Gold Medal of the Horticultural Society of New York

Harlan P. Kelsey, Inc., East Boxford, for an informal garden at the Spring Show.

Gold Medal Certificate of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Edwin S. Webster, Chestnut Hill, for a group of orchids at the Spring Show.

Old Apothecary's Shop at 1950 Spring Flower Show

By Frost and Higgins Company

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES— Confinued 11

George Holliday Memorial Prize

George Finnie, Dublin, New Hampshire, for a group of cinerarias at the Spring
Show.

Beacon Hill Garden Club Cup

Buzzards Bay Garden Club, for the garden of Peter Rabbit at the Spring Show.

Mrs. John S. Ames Cup

North Shore Garden Club, for a Chinese tea merchant's garden at the Spring
Show.

The Antoine Leuthy Gold Medal

Edwin S. Webster, Chestnut Hill, for a group of orchids at the Spring Show.

Trophy of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture

Bay State Nurseries, Inc., North Abington, for a preview of a Spring garden and a
Fall garden at the Spring Show.

Sarah Todd Bulkley Medal of the Garden Club of America

Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the cooperating exhibitors for a realistic
impression of a jungle landscape at the Spring Show.

Book: "Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening" edited by Norman Taylor.

C. K. Cummings, Prides Crossing, for camellia Alba Plena, best bloom in the Show.

Crystal Vases

Harold S. Ross, Hingham, for the breeder tulip Chinese Bandit, best bloom in

the Show.
Kenneth D. Smith, Staten Island, N. Y., for daffodil Bryher, best bloom in the

Show.

New England Gladiolus Society SOth Anniversary Prize

An illuminated scroll awarded by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society to
Marcellus W. Hitchcock, Schoharie, N. Y., for gladiolus variety Parthiena.

Gold Medals

Bartlett Gardens, for a formal garden at the Spring Show.

Bay State Nurseries, Inc., for a preview of a Spring garden and Fall garden at the
Spring Show.

Boston School of Flower Arrangement, Mrs. Arthur P. Teele, Director, for holi-
day decorations.

Breck's, for a display of chrysanthemums.

Breck's, for a display of daffodils.

Breck's, for a Spring garden at the Spring Show.

Breck's, for a display of tulips.

Butterworth's, for a display of cymbidiums at the Spring Show.

Champlain View Gardens, Burlington, Vermont, for a display of gladiolus.

Cherry Hill Nurseries, for a display of peonies.

The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts (Mrs. Chester Cook, chairman)
for flower arrangements at the Spring Show.

Garden-in-the- Woods (Will C. Curtis), for flowering and foliage plants at the
Spring Show.

Alexander Irving Heimlich, for a ledge garden at the Spring Show.

Albert A. Hulley, for a rose garden at the Spring Show.

Stone Cottage at the 1950 Spring Flower Show
By Boy State NurserieSi he

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES-Confinued 13

Harlan P. Kelsey, Inc. (Kelsey-Highlands Nursery, Inc.), for an informal garden

at the Spring Show.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society Women's Exhibitions Committee (Miss

Mary May Binney, chairman), for small hedged gardens at the Spring Show.
Orchidvale, for a group of orchids.
Richard C. Paine, for a specimen nerine plant.

Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, 2nd, for a group of cymbidiums at the Spring Show
Ralph Ristaino, for a display of Concord grapes.
Don Roehrs, East Rutherford, New Jersey (at New York), for the best garden in

the Show.
Harold S. Ross, for a display of tulips.
Miss Eleonora Sears, for a group of chrysanthemums.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert 0. Stone, for two groups of acacias at the Spring Show.
William T. Walke & Sons, Inc., for a group of amaryllis at the Spring Show.
Edwin S. Webster, for a group of chrysanthemums.
Edwin S. Webster, for a group of orchids at the Spring Show.
Weston Nurseries, Inc., for an informal garden at the Spring Show.

Silver Medals

Robert Borowski, for a group of seedling chrysanthemums.

Boston School Garden, Woburn, for the largest and best display of vegetables and

flowers from a school garden.
Mrs. E. D. Brandegee, for a group of chrysanthemums.
Mrs. F. F. Brewster, Dublin, New Hampshire, for a group of cinerarias at the

Spring Show.
Brightridge Greenhouses, for a rose garden of climbing and hybrid tea roses at

the Spring Show.
Butler & Ullman, Inc., for a display of camellias at the Spring Show.
Butterworth's, for a display of orchids at the Spring Show.
F. I. Carter & Sons, for a garden of cacti and succulents at the Spring Show.
F. I. Carter & Sons, for a display of saintpaulias at the Spring Show.
Cherry Hill Nurseries, for an informal garden at the Spring Show.
Sherman Eddy, Avon, Connecticut, for a lighthouse keeper's garden at the Spring

Show.
Mrs. Guernsey L. Frost and Mrs. Harold McMurtry, for a display of pansies at

the Spring Show.
Gardner Museum, for oleander and bougainvillea specimens.
Francis W. Hunnewell, for a group of Coelogyne cristata at the Spring Show.
Edgar L. Kline, Lake Grove, Oregon (at Fairfax, Virginia), for a collection of

lilies.
Dunbar Lockwood, for a group of cymbidiums at the Spring Show.
C. H. Lothrop, for an exhibit of double snapdragons at the Spring Show.
The Merry's, for a display of daffodils.
Middlesex County Beekeepers Association, for a beekeeping exhibit at the Spring

Show.
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, for a collection of seedling

grapes.
Miss Elynor O'Neil, for a demonstration of the use of roses in the home, at the

Spring Show.
Richard C. Paine, for English hybrid begonias.
Richard C. Paine, for an exhibit of chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Morris A. Parris, Marshall, Virginia (at Fairfax, Virginia), for the lily

Brocade.
Peirce Bros., Inc., for a display of roses at the Spring Show.
John Truesdale, for a display of tulips.
George H. Walker, for a collection of gourds.
Watson Camellia Gardens, Inc., for a display of camellias and camellia wedding

arrangements. *

Edwin S. Webster, for bush and standard fuchsia plants.
Edwin S. Webster, for a group of orchids.
Winter Gardeners, for a model greenhouse at the Spring Show.

14 MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES— Continued

Bronze Medals

F. I. Carter & Sons, for a group of saintpauliaB.

Conard-Pyle Company, West Grove, Pennsylvania, for the world's smallest roses

at the Spring Show.
Richard C. Paine, for an exhibit of dahlias.

First Class Certificates

Chrysanthemum Mrs. Dewey, exhibited by Cummings The Florist.
Chrysanthemum Improved Indianapolis White, exhibited by Cummings The

Florist.
New English chrysanthemum Balcombe Perfection, exhibited by Totty's.
Cymbidium Swallow, Webster's var., exhibited by Edwin S. Webster (award of

the American Orchid Society).
Gladiolus White Satin, exhibited by Arthur Koemer.
Gladiolus Winter Carnival, exhibited by Arthur Koemer.
Rose Raving Beauty, exhibited by Joseph H. Hill Company.

Awards of Merit

Brassolaeliocattleya Midinette, exhibited by Edwin S. Webster.
Brassolaeliocattleya Dawn Angela, Webster's var., exhibited by Edwin S. Webster

(award of the American Orchid Society).
New English chrysanthemum Daintiness, exhibited by Totty's.
New English chrysanthemum Salmon Pink, exhibited by Totty's.
New English chrysanthemum Say Edgar, exhibited by Totty's.
Daffodil Bryher, exhibited by Kenneth D. Smith.
Delphinium chinense Blue Mirror, exhibited by Harold S. Ross.
Geranium Annette, exhibited by Robert Borowski.
Gladiolus Bright Eyes, exhibited by Arthur Koemer.
Gladiolus Piccolo, exhibited by Arthur Koemer.
Gladiolus Tiny Yellow, exhibited by Arthur Koemer.
MaliLS Katherine, exhibited by the Arnold Arboretum.

Votes of Commendation

Actinidia, exhibited by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.
New crimson, wine and pink types of fancy leaved caladiums, exhibited by Wynd-

ham Hayward.
Geranium Dorothy, exhibited by Robert Borowski.
Peony A. H. Fewkes, exhibited by Cherry Hill Nurseries.
Peony Amberglow, exhibited by Cherry Hill Nurseries.
Native persinmions, exhibited by New York State Agricultural Experiment

Station.

Cultural Certificates

Peter Arnott, for a group of chrysanthemums.

Peter Arnott, for calanthe Baron Schroeder (award of the American Orchid

Society).
Peter Arnott, for dendrobium Louis Bleriot.
George N. Barrie, for a display of odontoglossums.
Birchville Gardens, for a display of gladiolus.
Breck's, for a display of daffodils.
Henry J. Buhle, for an exhibit of peaches.
Butterworth's, for CyrnJbidium alexanderi.
F. I. Carter & Sons, for a display of saintpaulias.
Max Cohen, for a group of cattlej'^as.
Albert A. Hulley, tor clematis and roses.
Francis W. Hunnewell, for Coelogyne cristata (award of the American Orchid

Society).
James J. Hurley, for a group of nerines.

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES— Conf/nuec/

James J. Hurley, for cymbidiums (award of the American Orchid Society).

A. C. Sodano, for rose Raving Beauty.

John F. Sullivan, for Pelargonium domesiicum Apple Blossom.

Trombla Bros., for chrysanthemum Bronze Frieda.

Trombla Bros., for chjysanthemum Illini Glory.

Mrs. Sydney M. Williams, for Adiantum cuneatum (maidenhair fern).

Vote of Thanks

Arnold Arboretum, for flowering crab apples.

Bay State Nurseries, Inc., for seedling chrysanthemums

Mrs. J. K. Billingsley, for an arrangement of dahlias.

Mrs. Charles E. Cotting, for Ruellia macoyana specimens,

Flint's Greenhouses, for snapdragons.

George H. Meloon, Inc., for carnation Tom Knipe,

Mrs. R. Boyer Miller, for three baskets of dahlias.

New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, for seedling apples and new

raspberries.
Miss E. Philbrick, for Leucojum vemum Snowflake.
Miss E. Philbrick, for a vase of climbing roses.
Heinrich Rohrbach, for Apricot Star chrysanthemums.
Heinrich Rohrbach, for golden, yellow and pink dwarf dahlias.
Mrs. H. A. Sheehan, for a bowl of cut tuberous begonia flowers.
Mrs. Roger Stone, for an exhibit of flowering shrubs.
University of Massachusetts, Department of Pomology, for a display of apple

varieties.
Waltham Field Station, for a display of perennials.

New England Farmhouse at 1950 Spring Flower Show

By Harlan P. Kelsey, Inc.

EDWrN S. WEBSTER
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Edwin S. Webster

Edwin S. Webster, who passed away May 10 at his home in the Chestnut
Hill suburb of Boston, enjoyed an international reputation as a distinguished
engineer, business man and financier. To the 13,500 members of the Massa-
chusetts Horticultural Society and to other thousands throughout the coun-
try, he will be remembered as a Ufe-long leader in the field of horticulture, a
famed collector of orchids and an enthusiastic supporter of flower shows for
the pleasure and benefit of the pubUc.

As president of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for 13 years, he
saw that institution grow from one with a Hmited and local membership to
one which embraced the entire country. He gave his warm support to the
activities of the American Orchid Society and to other organizations promot-
ing horticultural advancement in America. His interest in roses led to the
development of a rose garden numbered among the best in New England.

Mr. Webster's knowledge of orchids was wide and his greenhouse was
filled with choice specimens, which he dehghted to display for the enjoyment
of all flower lovers at the smaller shows in Horticultural Hall, Boston, as well
as at the great Spring exhibitions. He and Mrs. Webster often opened their
lovely gardens for charity. His interest in these gardens and in all horticul-
tural activities continued to the very end of a Ufe which rounded out 82 very
full and active years. His passing leaves a blank in the horticultural world
as well as in many other fields of endeavor.

SPECIAL MEDAL AWARDS

The Board of Trustees have awarded the joUovnng medals, on the recommenda-
tion of the Special Medals Committee, Harold S. Ross, chairman.

The GEORGE ROBERT WHITE MEDAL OF HONOR for semce to
horticulture: to Dr. Wilson Popenoe, Director, Escuela Agricola Panameri-
cana, Honduras. Dr. Popenoe is one of the most prominent figures of the day
in the field of tropical agriculture. His career has been both long and varied.
He began his work in California where he distinguished himself while still a
young man both in the culture of the avocado and of the date palm. He began
his work in a wider field with his appointment as Agricultural Explorer for
the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction in the Bureau of Plant
Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Here he was very active
for 12 years. His work was particularly outstanding in Latin America where
he received many honors from the Latin American countries. His famiUarity
with the problems of agriculture in Latin America led him to establish the
Division of Agricultural Cooperation in the Pan American Union. His work
became so important that in 1925 he joined the staff of the United Fruit
Company and moved to Tela, Honduras, where it was proposed to bring
together an extensive collection of tropical economic plants. Thus was bom
Lancetilla Experiment Station, today one of the best collections of such
plants in the Americas. In particular he was successful in the development of
banana culture in the Central American countries. In the mid thirties and
subsequently, he became interested in Cinchona products and during the
World War he was active in procuring, for the armed forces, a supply of
anti-malarial drugs. In 1941, on the establishment of the Escuela Agricola Pan-
americana, he was appointed director of the institution. Since that time he
has continued to demonstrate the greatness of leadership and scholarship
which is his.

The THO^L\S ROLAXD
MEDAL for skill m horticul-
ture: to Montague Free, for-
merly horticulturist at the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden and
now one of the editors of
"Home Garden" magazine.
Mr. Free, in addition to being
an outstanding horticulturist,
has for many years been dis-
tinguished as a brilliant writer
and lecturer on horticultural
and gardening subjects. His
book "Gardening" is consid-
ered to be one of the out-
standing as well as the most
complete guides for gardeners
published in the English lan-
guage.

MONTAGUE FREE

PROFESSOR GEORGE SLATE

The JACKSON DAWSON MEDAL

for skill in hybridization and propaga-
tion of hardy, woody plants: to Pro-
fessor Richard Wellington and Professor
George Slate, both of the New York
Agricultural Experiment Station. It is
unusual to make a double award of this
medal but under the circumstances it
was considered necessary to do so this
year. The reason is that both these
gentlemen have carried along programs

Photo: Wesselmann
PROFESSOR RICHARD WELLINGTON

in the development of new fruits along
approximately parallel lines. Agriculture
of today would be distinctly poorer in
such matters as apples, strawberries, rasp-
berries, blackberries and grapes if it were
not for the work these two men have
already accomplished. Since both are
now continuing their programs it is ex-
pected that further contributions will
be received from them to further enrich
horticulture.

The Society's SCROLL: to Haydn S.
Pearson for his writing which has ap-
peared in such newspapers as the
"Boston Herald". Mr. Pearson is par-
ticularly well-known for his most in-
teresting editorials pertaining to nature
study and to the relationship between
modem civilization and the woods and
fields. These editorials appearing as
they do on the same page with edi-
torials on politics, atom bombs, crime,
divorce and similarly distressing sub-
jects, are most refreshing and stimu-
lating. Mr. Pearson has also written
several books which are read with
pleasure by those interested in his
subject matter.

Photo: V amine

HAYDN S. PEARSON

The Society's GOLD
:MEDAL: to Dr. Kenneth
Post of Cornell University for
liis book "Florist Crop Pro-
duction and Marketing". This
book is both significant and
substantial and it is an out^
standing contribution to the
hterature of floriculture, plant
production and distribution.
Dr. Post is also an accom-
plished horticulturist and re-
search scientist as well as
being the author of other books
and articles in his field.

DR. KENNETH POST

Photo: Prentiss French

The Stockbridge Garden of Mrs. Charles Griswold
Gold Medal

Garden Committee Awards

The Board of Trustees awarded the following medals and certificates on the
recommendation of the Committee on Gardens, Seth L. Kelsey, chairman.

The H. H. Hunnewell Medal:

To Dr. George O. Clark, "Chailey'' Newburyport, for a country estate of
unusual interest, where horticultural skill has been combined with excep-
tional good taste in the development of a fine location overlooking the Merri-
mac River. Fine native trees, rare and beautiful evergreens, flowering trees,
shrubs, flowers and groundcover plants are features of the landscape. Ex-
periments with many different kinds of plants such as Lihes, Rhododendrons,
Azaleas, Clematis, Blueberries, etc., are contributing to horticultural knowl-
edge as well as giving special interest to different areas.

The Society's Gold Medal:

To Mrs. George O. Forbes, "Orchard Farm" South Egremont, for an
unusually lovely small estate where house and garden blend to form a pattern
for gracious country living. A rear outdoor hving room or terrace, planted
with skillful restraint, leads to a series of different levels, each presenting a
different picture, and finally to a wooded hillside where wild flowers and ferns
are featured.

The Society's Gold Medal:

To Mrs. Charles Griswold, Prospect Hill, Stockbridge, for a hillside estate
of exceptional merit. Skillful terracing and fine use of plant material invite
outdoor U^dng. Interesting details of planting are many, all are coordinated to
make the over-all effect unusually appeahng. Especially commended is the
restraint of planting in areas where emphasis on form or color would detract
from the magnificent views of the valley below.

The Society's Silver Medal:

To Mrs. Bernard Hoffman, Stockbridge, for a small garden combining
variety of interest with ease of maintenance. Carefully pruned apple trees, a
wandering flower-bordered brook and a hedge-enclosed herb garden are fea-
tures of this deHghtful home, where good taste in planting detail combines
with simpUcity of design to create an effect of unusual attractiveness.

The Society's Garden Certificate:

To the Heald Company, Roger N. Heald, Pres., Worcester, for a dignified
and practical foundation planting that might well serve as a model for other
commercial enterprises. The choice and arrangement of plant material is
unusually felicitous.

Part of the Garden of Mrs. Bernard Hoffman, Stockbridge

Silver Medal
22

GARDEN COMMITTEE AWARDS

The Society's Garden Certificate:

To The Norton Company, Milton P. Higgins, Pres., Worcester, for the
planting of an inner courtyard. The pool, paths and flower beds are well-
designed and maintained; the whole effect is colorful and most refreshing in
surroundings of industrial acti\4ty.

Your committee was gratified that its trip to the western part of the state
was so productive in the number and quahty of gardens \'iewed. It is hoped
that another year the central part of the state may prove equally productive,
and it is reconunended the advance scouting which was so helpful this year be
carried on in that area and in the Cape Cod region which should have the
Coimnittee's attention this coming season.

The Committee also feels that some of its \isits this year were not made
at the best season, and recommends to its successor that a real effort be made
to \'isit each area at the season when the gardens may be expected to be at
their best. Preliminary consultation with the owners will assist toward this
end.

The South Egremont Garden of Mrs. George O. Forbes

Gold Medal

SPECIAL MEDAL AWARDS

The Garden of the estate of Dr. George O. Clark at Newburyport

Awarded the H. H. Hunnewell Medal

Right, above: Heald Company, Worcester

Society's Garden Certificate

Right, below: Norton Company, Worcester

Society's Garden Certificate

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A typical flower arrangement at the 1950 Spring Flower Show
Arrangements staged by the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts

ANNUAL MEETING 27

Reports of Officers and Committees

Presented at the

ANNUAL MEETING, MAY 1, 1950

The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society was held at
Horticultural Hall, Boston, on May 1, 1950, at 3:00 P.M., with the President,
Mr. John S. Ames, in the chair. He appointed as tellers Mr. George Taloumis,
Miss Mary Kelly, Miss Claire Sabadini and Miss Ann White.

Mr. Arno H. Nehrling, the Executive Secretary, read the call for the meet-
ing. By vote the reading of the minutes of the previous annual meeting was
waived. The following addresses and reports were read:

The President's Address

As President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society I am delighted to
report that once again our organization has enjoyed a very successful year.
This is particularly pleasing in view of the fact that this Meeting marks the
50th Anniversary of our occupation of the present Horticultural Hall. This
building was completed in 1900 and we have occupied it continuously ever
since. It is the third in a series of buildings which this Society has owned,
each change necessary because of our constant advancement.

This growth is reflected in our membership. At the present time we have
13,290 members. This is an increase of more than 1,000 over last year and it
is the largest membership that this Society has ever had. This increase in
membership I am most delighted to point out is not artificial. We could easily
multiply our membership several times if we cared to undertake an active
membership campaign. However, we prefer to have the membership grow
naturally. We have members in practically every state and in a number of
foreign countries. We do plan to continue our membership development in
an orderly and natural manner to the end that we will always have a large,
loyal and interested group of men and women — people who are actually
interested in horticulture and in this Society.

As is to be expected, our increased membership has necessitated the em-
ployment of additional staff members. We now have the largest staff in our
history. You will understand that an increased staff has been found necessary
to care adequately for our many activities and also for the increase in service
which members are more and more requesting.

During the past year we have continued the work of bringing our building
up to standard. Ever since the War concluded we have carried along a program
of repair made necessary by conditions during the War years. I am happy to
say that the inside of the building is now in first class shape. TMs is not
true of the exterior and some time in the near future the walls will have to
be pointed.

28 ANNUAL MEETING

Another project carried along during the past year was the cleaning and
repairing of the portraits in the Presidents' Gallery. For the past three years
we have annually had ten of these portraits restored. This year we hope to
have ten more cared for and this will complete the restoration of our portraits.
This is a possession of which we are very proud.

In subsequent reports you will hear detailed accounts of our various ac-
tivities. However, I should like to mention our lecture series. During the
Winter months we had lectures by John Xash Ott, Jr., Jesse H. Buffum,
Milford W. Wall and George S. Coffin. This series was very well attended.
This Spring we are conducting a series of garden lectures. The speakers are
Prof. Paul Dempse}^ Miss Brenda Xewton, Daniel J. Foley, Prof. A. F.
Yeager and Prof. W. D. Whitcomb. This series, which concludes May 25,
promises to be very successful.

Our publication program continues with our magazine Horticulture en-
joying continued growth both in circulation and in popularity. It has been
praised as one of the outstanding gardening magazines of the countr>\ I may
say that we are very proud to have our magazine selected for permanent
recording by the University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Mich. This honor came
to us without solicitation and it is being carried along without expense to us.
Our magazine also was awarded a Silver Medal by the National Garden
Institute for conspicuous service to gardening in America. This medal is
the highest award which the Institute can give. In addition to the magazine
we publish other material. This year we have had two books published. The
"Plant Buyers Guide", a complete and authoritative listing of the plant
material available in this countrj^ is the only book of its kind in existence
and we felt that we were doing horticulture a distinct service in bringing
out this edition. A new edition of Mr. E. I. Farrington's "Travel Book" was
pubhshed during the year and it is meeting with the expected popularity.
The Library' has also published a re\ised Book List.

One of our most conspicuous new acti\'ities is Garden Week in ]Massa-
chusetts. This was an experiment a year ago and developed beyond our ex-
pectations to such a degree that the Trustees voted to continue it. This j^ear
Garden Week is being held May 21-27 and it is already attracting national
attention. There are 52 houses and gardens in eastern Massachusetts from
North Easton to Newburj^Dort on a carefully prepared schedule. Miss ^lary
May Binney, a member of this Society, is Chairman in charge of Garden
Week. She has given practically all her time to this project. No committee
chairman has ever worked more unselfishly or more devotedly than she.

Our Flower Shows continue to be another of our most important activities.
It is enough for me to say here that we enjoyed a most successful season, as
you will hear in a detailed report to come a httle later.

Our Library has continued to grow and adequately meets its position as
one of the greatest horticultural Hbraries in the world. The Library Com-
mittee report will acquaint you with the details of its operation.

I may say that our financial situation continues to be favorable as our
Treasurer, Mr. Stedman Buttrick, will shortly report.

I wish to take this occasion to thank the members of the Board of Trustees,
the members of the various committees and the members of the staff who
have assisted me and the other officers who carry on our work at Horticultural

ANNUAL MEETING 29

Hall. We have a very loyal and devoted organization and I am sure I express
the opinion of you all when I say that we are fortunate indeed.

In summary I may say very briefly that we are in an excellent position
not only financially but in respect to our accomplishments and reputation.
We are the largest horticultural organization in the United States. We have
a long record of distinguished ser\dce to horticulture and I am sure that in
the years ahead we may confidently expect a continued growth in our mem-
bership and a constant development of our faciUties of service to members
and to the public and, in short we hope to remain the outstanding organization
of our kind in America.

John S. Ames
President

Report of the Secretary

As Mr. Ames has just reported, we have had a very successful year —
particularly in our membership growth. I should like to add that our present
total of more than 13,000 and our expectations of continued growth bring
up an important point. We can properly serve only about 15,000 members
with our present facilities and equipment. Membership above this point will
necessitate new equipment and additional personnel.

Our subscription list to Horticulture, due to our constant efforts, con-
tinues to increase. Mr. William H. Clark, our editor, leaves no stone unturned
to give our subscribers the most interesting, accurate and authentic horticul-
tural information available. Many of the contributors are specialists in their
respective fields.

Due to the increased membership and circulation of our magazine Horti-
culture, requests for information are increasing daily. Mr. George Taloumis,
our associate editor, and other members of the staff spend many hours each
week answering letters which come from all sections of the United States.
As time has allowed the members of the staff have again given lectures and
demonstrations on gardening to various groups in different parts of the
State.

The fifing and classifying of the cuts used in our magazine Horticulture,
an important office detail, was necessarily neglected for a number of years.
The files also contained a good many cuts ready for the discard as they are
outdated. Mr. Farrington was kind enough to assist us with this work and
I am happy to say that within a few weeks we will again have an up-to-date
cut file.

Garden Week in Massachusetts, our newest project, already mentioned by
our President, developed beyond our expectations. As a result the Board
voted to continue it. Miss Mary May Binney is again serving as chairman of
the Garden Week Committee. She is giving practically all her time in an
effort to make the event an outstanding success.

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The flower shows conducted by the Society will be given special attention
by the Chainnan of the Committee on Exhibitions. However, since the flower
shows are one of my major interests I am happy to report a successful year.
We have never had a Spring show which received as many favorable com-
ments as our recent Spring show. The theme ''Old Xew England'' made a
deep impression on our show visitors.

As President Ames reported in his address our building is now in excellent
condition. We are especially proud of the large Exhibition Hall which re-
ceived a fresh coat of paint last Summer. The color selected by the house
committee — a pleasing shade of green — serves as a perfect background for
all types of plant material. The past year we have had more meetings in
Horticultural Hall than any time in our history. Our faciUties are often taxed
to the point where we find it necesary to suggest changing dates for meetings
of organizations.

The Concord grape centennial, which we observed at the time of our
Fall show, proved to be a very interesting event and attracted nation-wide
attention. Mr. Wilfrid Wheeler, who was the first Commissioner of Agricul-
ture in Massachusetts., was in charge of the formal program. As a former
Concord neighbor he spoke at length on the life of Ephraim Bull. Professor
Richard Wellington of the Xew York Agricultural Experiment Station,
Geneva. Xew York, and Professor O. C. Roberts of the Universitj' of Massa-
chusetts discussed grape culture and grape varieties.

The activities of some of our Committees are not too well known — not
even by our own members. I am thinking particularly of the Committee on
Gardens. This Committee made an extended tour last Summer through the
western part of the State and inspected many fine gardens. A number of
these gardens were awarded gold and silver medals. A complete report of the
awards will appear in the Yearbook. In Worcester, the Committee discovered
a number of factories prop>erl5'" landscaped. Two of these concerns, the
Xorton Company and the Heald Companj^ were accordingly awarded garden
certificates.

Another Committee that works quietly and effectively is the Committee
on Special Medals. This Committee is entrusted with the responsibility of
selecting candidates for the most important horticultural medals offered in
this countn.-. The G^rge Robert White Medal of Honor — the highest award
of the Societv- — was awarded to Dr. Wilson Popenoe, Director of Escuela
Agricola Panamericana, in Honduras. Of special interest is the fact that the
!Medal was presented in person bj" Dr. Elmer D. Merrill, one of the members
of our Board of Trustees, who was a guest of the school at a special ceremony.
In addition to the faculty and students of the school, many dignitaries from
nearby Latin American countries were present. The event was wideh' pub-
licized and undoubtedly wUl strengthen the friendly relationship that exists
between this country and our Latin American neighbors.

The Thomas Roland Medal, another important award, went to Mr.
Montague Free, a well known horticulturist, lecturer and garden writer.
The Committee established a precedent this j-ear when they awarded not one
but two Jackson Dawson Medals. The medals were given to Professor Rich-
ard Wellington and Professor George Slate, both of the Xew York Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Geneva. Xew York. They have been working

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along parallel lines, with the hybridization and propagation of new varieties
of small fruits. The results of their efforts have benefited the entire nation.

The Committee also awarded a scroll to Mr. Haydn S. Pearson, who
writes those marv^elous editorials on nature in the Boston Herald. Nothing
is more stimulating than one of Mr. Pearson's editorials on the same page
with editorials on politics, atom bombs and crime.

The Committee on Publications and Lectures, a very important committee,
also works quietly behind the scenes. Mr. Ernest Hoftyzer, who has had a
great deal of experience in magazine and newspaper work, is the chairman.
All the members of the committee have worked unselfishly to assist us with
the many problems that arise in the publication of a national magazine. Mr.
Ames has referred to our lectures. I would like to add that we have never
had a more successful Winter series. ]\Ir. Jesse Buffum who spoke on the Fiji
Islands, emphasizing the plant material, had to repeat his lecture the same
afternoon and even though this was the case hundreds of people were turned
away.

When Mr. Milford Wall showed his famous pictures on the Canadian
Rockies people came from all parts of New England and again we were not
able to accommodate them all. It is gratifying to note that our Spring series
is also breaking attendance records. To us this proves that there is an ever
increasing interest in horticulture.

On Friday of last week we
received the sad news of the
death of Prof. Oakes Ames, for
many years a member of our
Board of Trustees. Mr. Ames
also served as a Vice President
of the Society from 1928-1940,
and as chairman of the Library
Committee in 1939. In 1941
he was made an honorary
trustee. Before his retirement
Prof. Ames was Professor of
botany at Harvard Univer-
sity, supervisor of the Arnold
Arboretum and director of the
botanical museum. Prof. Ames
devoted his life to the study of
orchid specimens which he col-
lected all over the world. He
presented his orchid herbarium
consisting of 64,000 specimens
and considered the largest col-
lection in the world to Har-
vard in 1941.
Prof. Ames was also the
author of many books and papers on orchids and economic botany. His
work in the classification of orchids comprised seven volumes. During his
long career he described more than 1,000 new species.

Bachrach

PROFESSOR OAKES AMES

32 ANNUAL MEETING

Prof. Ames received many honors in recognition of his work, including the
degree of Doctor of Science, the George Robert White Medal of Honor for
eminent service to horticulture from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
as well as the Centennial Medal of the Society and the Gold Medal of the
American Orchid Society.

We shall greatly miss his advice and counsel.

It now becomes my sad duty to report the death of Mr. Ellis Joy, who
served in the capacity of custodian of our building for nearly 27 years. Mr.
Joy was a faithful and conscientious worker who will be greatly missed,
especially by our flower show exhibitors who depended on him for much of the
preliminary work in the staging of exhibits.

In closing I would like to express my sincerest thanks for the splendid
cooperation I have received from the officers and trustees, as well as the chair-
men of the various committees. I would also hke to express my thanks to the
members of the staff for their loyal support. I am looking forward to enjoying
the same support and cooperation in the future.

Arno H. Nehrling
Executive Secretary

Report of the Exhibitions Committee

Again, I have the great pleasure of reporting another outstandingly suc-
cessful year, successful from the standpoint of the various exhibitions, includ-
ing the Spring Show, and successful also financially, the latter being par-
ticularly important from the standpoint of the well-being of the Massachu-
setts Horticultural Society. As a matter of fact, the profit from the Spring
Show, which accrues wholly to the Society, not only exceeded the amount
indicated by the Trustees as a requirement to meet budgetaiy needs for the
current year, but was actually in excess of the profit from the show of the
previous year. The successful year was largely due to the remarkably well
developed spirit of cooperation between exhibitors and the Society, to the
interest and ser\'ices of all members of the Exhibitions Committee, the close
affiliations of exhibitors with the Committee through the management, the
fine cooperation we have had from officials of the Society, and our relation-
ships with the Prize Committee. As in past years all members of both Com-
mittees are inmiediately apprised of the actions of each group. As a matter
of fact, no joint meeting of the two committees was required during the year
to smooth out differences of opinion between exhibitors and the Prize Com-
mittee, evidence that in general the decisions of the latter committee have
been satisfactory to exhibitors; this is a most important matter. Because the
plans for the Spring Show were developed earfier than usual in 1949, fewer
meetings of the Exhibitions Committee were required. Eight well attended
sessions were held.

Nine shows were staged, one less than in the preceding year. Again the
records show that the attendance at the eight smaller shows, all of which were
staged at Horticultural Hall, increased over that of the preceding year,
while the attendance at the Spring Show was distinctly in excess of that of
1949. The small shows, beginning in January with the CameUia display, and
closing with the Autumn Flower Show in November, were, including the
above two, the Daffodil, Tulip, Peony-Iris-Rose, Products of Children's

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Section of the Rainbow Gardens at 1950 Spring Flower Show

Staged by the Women's Exhibitions Committee

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Gardens, Gladiolus, and Harvest. All of these were free to the pubhc escept
the Autumn Flower Show, but even this was free to members of the Society;
an innovation at this show was the provision of a certain amount of trade
space. Perhaps, partly as a result of this innovation, the cost of staging this,
the second largest of our exhibitions, was reduced by about $1,000.00. It is,
of course, to a very considerable degree, the continued financial success of
the Annual Spring Shows that enables the Society not only to stage these
eight smaller and, with one exception, free exliibitions, for the benefit of its
members and the pubhc, but at the same time to render numerous other
services to all who are interested in plants and in gardens.

The Spring Show, March, 1950, was an outstanding success from all stand-
points, variety and quaUty of the material exhibited, artistic arrangements of
the various exhibits, attendance, and financial returns. The general theme
of the exhibition was Old New England and the exhibition as a whole was
fortunately one of those which advertised itself, a logical conclusion drawn
from the fact that after the opening day the attendance increased in the latter
days of the week as compared with the exhibition of 1949. The final results
are shoTSTi in the increased attendance and in the larger financial returns as
compared with the pre\"ious year.

In Grand Hall all exhibits were correlated with the show theme Old New
England. Such exhibits as those staged by the Kelsej'-Highlands, Cherrj'' Hill,
and Bay State* Nurseries were of a practical nature gi\'ing ^i3itors an oppor-
tunity to learn how home grounds may be improved without great expense.
The fine exhibitions on the stage demonstrated clearly how two participants
could and did so harmonize their displays that the entire scene appeared as
if it were the work of one indi\-idual. The old mill part on the left was arranged
by Sherman Eddj^ of Avon, Coimecticut, and the old forge to the right was
sponsored by Woodbury Bartlett of Hamilton, Massachusetts.

It can scarcely be expected that with the limits of this brief report that all
of the numerous exhibits in other parts of the Mechanics Building can be
discussed or even mentioned. All were uniformly excellent. The Women's
Exhibitions Committee of the Horticultural Society staged a series of "Rain-
bow Gardens" colorful, interesting, and practicable. The Garden Club
Federation of Massachusetts tied its exhibit into the theme of the show as a
whole through backgrounds and accessories, thus forming an ideal setting
for the flower arrangements which were more artistic and colorful than in
former years. Special exhibits such as those covering orchids, roses, carna-
tions, house plants, succulents, and numerous others compared most favor-
ably with those of previous j'ears. An outstanding feature which received
uniform praise from the scores of thousands who were fortunate to see it was
the magnificent Acacia exhibit of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stone at the entrance
of Exhibition Hall. Never were the numerous magnificent specimens, all in
full bloom, displayed to greater advantage.

It has been a pleasure to me to preside at the various meetings of the Com-
mittee. Again I wish to express my personal appreciation for the fine coopera-
tion that has been extended to us by all concerned, and especially to all
exhibitors and to all members of the Committee who have ser^'ed so faithfully
and so well. Already the planning of the main features of the Spring Show
for 1951 is well advanced. This is merely mentioned in passing to emphasize

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the fact that if we expect the next show to equal or exceed the one recently
closed, there can be no delay in planning for the main features for the next
year in justice to potential exhibitors. It is current and correct practice to
commence the planning of the next year's show immediately after the close
of the one for the current year.

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, as an organization, is fortunate
in its officials, and in its participating exhibitors. In spite of changing economic
conditions, it is felt that we can look forward with confidence to a series of
future exhibitions that will, in interest and value, equal, and sometimes
exceed corresponding exhibitions of past years. I wish to repeat that in my
actual experience, and my knowledge of organizations that sponsor flower
shows in other large cities, that we in Boston are indeed fortunate. We are
deeply indebted to our predecessors for the most excellent system that was
evolved here; for it is, apparently, this system that has made the Massachu-
setts Horticultural Society, the largest and most outstanding one in its field
in America, and one that, in the world at large, is second only to the Royal
Horticultural Society of London.

E. D. Merrill, Chairman
Committee on Exhibitions

The Old Village Blacksmith Shop at 1950 Spring Flower Show

By Bartlett Gardens

36 ANNUAL MEETING

Report of the Committee on Children's Gardens

The 1949 Children's Show was the first one under the direction of the new
Chairman of the Committee on Children's Gardens, Mrs. Roger S. Warner.
Mrs. Henry D. Tudor and Mr. Daniel W. O'Brien, especially the latter, took
a very active part in staging the 1949 show. There were 905 entries in the
school and home garden section and 295 in the 4-H Club section, making a
total of 1200 entries, which was sUghtly under the number of entries for 1948.
This was due Ln a large measure to the very hot and excessively dry weather
of the 1949 season, it being the driest summer in some forty years.

The indi\adual vegetable classes had many entries. Notable among these
was the class for sLx specimens of beets, which had 75 entries, sLx specimens
of ripe tomatoes, which had 70 entries, and six specimens of green tomatoes,
which had 74 entries.

The quality of the vegetables was extremely high for a children's show
and the judges had a real job on their hands to pick the first prize plate in
many classes. Much of the over-crowding on the tables has been eliminated
and the school garden exhibits had some excellent backgrounds and com-
pared ver}'- favorably with exhibits staged by adult exhibitors at other shows.
At the close of the show, the children again presented all the produce on
exhibition to the Fruit and Flower Mission, who in turn sent the material to
hospitals, homes for the aged, and other organizations on the list of the Fruit
and Flower Mission. There was a marked increase in attendance at the show
and the public was somewhat surprised that it was an exhibition of children's
work, some of whom may become future members and possible exhibitors
of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

The large school garden on the Cummings Estate in Woburn, operated by
the Boston School Department in cooperation with the Park Department, as
usual, had an excellent large display as well as many individual entries. The
large display was of such high quality that the judges not only awarded it
first prize but also the silver medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society. The Massachusetts State Department of Agriculture awarded the
same display a very fine sweepstake rosette because of the outstanding
quality and size of the exhibit. Mrs. Henry D. Tudor, member of the Commit-
tee, who has a particular interest in the children who participate in this
Woburn Garden Project, has donated S350.00 as a fund for the purchase of
milk for the children attending this garden through the summer season of
1950. I might say that the children who participate in this project are in
practically all cases from rather poor homes in the congested areas of the city
of Boston, where in some cases they do not even see a blade of green grass
growing from one year to another.

The 4-H Club Exhibit in the upper hall, under the direction of Mr. Earle
H. Nodine, Assistant State Club Leader, as usual filled the hall. It was of
high quality and a credit to everyone connected with that department of
the children's show.

Acting in the capacity of Mr. Daniel W. O'Brien, a regular member of the
Committee^ and presenting a report on the Children's Show for 1949, I wish
to take this opportunity at the Annual Meeting of thanking the Massachu-
setts Horticultural Society for their interest and genuine assistance to the

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school garden movement. I especially appreciate the enthusiasm of Secretary
Arao H. Nehrling and the assistance given by Mr. Ellis Joy and his staff at
Horticultural Hall. The entire personnel of the Society's office has always
been of great assistance and very patient in working with the children at
this show where upwards of 1200 individual exhibits are set up in approxi-
mately four hours.

Henry G. Wexdler for Daniel W. O'Brien,
The Committee on Children's Gardens

Report of the Committee on Prizes

The Committee on Prizes is pleased to report a very busy and interesting
year. The judging work ran along smoothly and there were only a few com-
plaints, none of them of a serious nature. The Committee realizes fully its
responsibility and gives the selection of judges for the various exhibitions a
great deal of time and thought.

Since Mr. Borowski, one of our members, decided to take a much needed
vacation after Christmas we were confronted with the problem of selecting
someone to take his place. President Ames suggested that Mr. Aubrey Butler,
who had serv^ed as chairman of the Committee on Prizes for a number of
years, be invited to assist at the Spring Show. Mr. Butler, who has a deep
interest in the work of the Society accepted the assignment.

The Committee judged the special classes at all the shows held in the course
of the year. At the three smaller shows the Committee did all the judging.
At the Camellia Show we were fortunate to have Dr. George 0. Clark assist us.

The Committee judged at nine shows and held five meetings in the course
of the year. At these meetings the list of judges is carefully screened and
finally the most capable men are selected. Matters of policy are also brought
up for consideration with the idea of keeping our system of judging as up to
date as possible.

The judging at the Spring Show was strenuous but proceeded orderly and
with few interruptions. The Committee was called upon to review the scor-
ing by the judges of certain exhibits which were requested within the time
allotted for this purpose. In all cases the exhibitors were perfectly satisfied
with this method of procedure. One protest was made after the time allotted,
but this was finally handled by the secretary of the Society and the chairman
of the Committee.

The work of the Committee was made more pleasant because of the excel-
lent cooperation it received from the many exhibitors. Minor problems
with which the exhibitor is confronted can often be settled by merely calling
attention to certain rules maintained by the Society and described in the
"Rule Book for Exhibitors and Judges".

The Committee appreciates the helpful attitude of the trustees, the staff
at Horticultural Hall, the cooperation of Mr. Nehrling and his able assistant,
Mrs. Lewis, as well as Miss Claire Sabadini who faithfully recorded the find-
ings of the Committee. We would be remiss in our duty if we did not also extend
our sincerest thanks to all the judges who so wholeheartedly assisted us at
the major exhibitions of the Society.

George B. Cabot, Chairman
Thomas Milne, Co-chairman

38 ANNUAL MEETING

Report of the Library Committee

During the year the unusually large number of 552 volumes were added to
the library, bringing its total up to 30,069. These were acquired by purchase,
for review, and by gift. A specially interesting accession was a collection of
books from the Ubraiy of the late Mrs. Francis King, gardener, writer on
garden topics, and George Robert White, medallist. These volumes, pre-
J sented as a memorial to Mrs. King, were placed on special exhibition in the

library and attracted a great deal of attention from \'isitors.

The library is fortunate in that certain capital gifts to the endowment of
the ^lassachusetts Horticultural Society were restricted in that it was speci-
fied by the donors that the income should be used only for the purchase of
books. This restricted income is normally sufficiently ample to more than
cover the cost of needed items, in spite of the radically increased price of
modem books and the really exorbitant prices demanded by many dealers
in out of print works. Here again the libran.' is fortunate in that it already
has on its shelves the most important of the early botanical and horticultural
works, which were acquired years ago, and largely before the upsurge in book
prices in the early decades of the present century.

I beheve that all members of the Society will admit that the maintenance
of a comprehensive horticultural librarj' is a legitimate acti\'ity of the Massa-
chusetts Horticultural Society. It does no harm to repeat that our Ubrary is
by far the largest one of its kind maintained by a society in North America,
and is, in fact, one of the largest and most important libraries of its kind in
the world. In making selections to be permanentl}' placed on its shelves the
term horticulture is interpreted in a ver>' broad sense, so that the library
serves its purpose not only within the field generally comprehended within
the definition of horticulture, but also botany in a wide sense, conser\'ation,
natm^ study, and even certain phases of agriculture (outside of gardening),
and other allied subjects. One of our objectives is to strengthen our holdings
in indi\-idual volumes and in sets of periodicals which are essential to the very
extensive cUentele that utilizes our hbrarj- resources; and this cUentele in-
cludes not only members of the Society itself, but also private indi\'iduals in
a great variety of fields as well as staff members of teaching and research
institutions scattered all over the country.

It is, or should be, known to all of you that one of the privileges of mem-
bership in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society is that of borrowing books
from the library-, a privilege denied to others except research workers in
various institutions who may borrow certain items, if needed, through normal
inter-hbrarj" loan channels; but we do not loan direct to individuals who are
not members of the Society.

As the rather extraordinary resources of our library become more widely
known, demands for ser^-ice tend to increase. Thus in circulation (and our
library is not a general circulating one, but rather a hea^'ily restricted loan
collection) neariy 5,000 volumes were sent out, mostly to members, in the
past year. This was an increase over that of the preceding year; and it is
significant that within the first three months of 1950 the figure is 2,037, which
may indicate a much larger circulation for the calendar year 1950.

Circulation figures are only a part of the picture. Xo records are kept of

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the number of individuals who consult volumes in the library each year, but
the total is large. In addition to this, research workers in diverse fields, and
individuals in various walks of life from all over the country write for special
information or advice. Some of these special requests often test our resources
in imexpected ways. Topics of special interest vary from year to year. At
present there is a great local demand for data regarding flower arrangements
and, perhaps unexpectedly, staff members and students of the Simmons
School of Design have become more or less regular patrons of the library.
There has been a steady demand for good illustrations, and our extensive
collection of finely illustrated books is becoming well known among artists.
Perhaps the time approaches when our very large collection of prints should
be organized so that these may become more readily available.

The library group is responsible for staffing the Massachusetts Horticul-
tural Society information booth at the Spring Show each year. A special
effort is made to present all phases of the work of the Society to best advan-
tage. There is an increasing demand for speakers before various clubs and
organizations of the library activities of the Society, and wherever possible
such services are rendered.

It is not the purpose of the Committee to go into great detail regarding the
actual functions and workings of the library for here naturally we have to
depend on the library staff. There have been few problems during the year on
which Committee action has been needed, indicating that the library routine
is progressing satisfactorily. Accordingly there has been somewhat fewer
meetings of the committee than was the case in previous years.

We are all more or less concerned with the problem of recataloging the
library which has been in progress, on a part time basis, for seven years. At
the end of December, 1949, work had been completed on just under 13,000
volumes, but the average cost of recataloging these has been about $1.00
each. It is suspected that a considerable number of the volumes thus handled
were actually not worth more than the cost of recataloging, although many
of them were, of course, extremely valuable works. There still remain, after
seven years, about 4600 individual volumes to be recatalogued, as well as all
of the periodicals, totalUng about 3500 sets, some 13,300 volumes. We are
assured, however, that the recataloging of the periodical sets will proceed
very much faster than has the handUng of the individual volumes. In the
first three months of this year, 118 new books have been added, and 523 have
been added to the new classes.

Perhaps had the magnitude of the task of recataloging the library been
realized seven years ago when the work was authorized and initiated, and an
approximate estimate of the total cost then made, objections to the task
might have been raised It must, of course, be realized that in the interim all
costs have very materially increased, and any estimate made seven years ago
would have been very far out of Une as of the present time. No matter what
objections may be made to the cost of this project it seems to be clear that as
the work is now so far advanced, it should be completed. It is, however, to be
hoped that this can be consummated without delay, even if, in the interim,
other activities of the library must be curtailed. Manifestly to a very con-
siderable degree the usefulness of a speciaUzed library, as ours is, depends
largely upon the skill with which its books are classified. At the present rate

40 ANNUAL MEETING

of progress, this task will not be completed for some years but already it is
much easier to get at information on special subjects. With the new system, a
constructive step has been made in reference to the classification not only of
our specialized library, but a contribution as well for the benefit of similar
Ubraries elsewhere. A condensed version of the new system of classification
will appear in the Yearbook, and the complete schedule will be mimeographed
for distribution to other libraries and to individuals especially interested in
the subject.

In any case, in its library activities, the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society is rendering a most valuable service to its members, to the numerous
clients who visit the institution in quest of special information, and to the
broad field of horticulture not only locally but nationally and to a certain
degree internationally. These Ubrary activities are, after all, in the world at
large, one of the most widely and most favorably known activities of the
Society.

This report has been prepared for and is submitted on behalf of the mem-
bers of the Library Committee, who have loyally attended the meetings that
the Hbrarian has requested. Their services are greatly appreciated.

E. D. Merrill, Chairman
Committee on Library

Report of the Treasurer

In my second report as Treasurer, it is a great satisfaction to be able to
tell you that your Society's operations for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1949, were carried on with income exceeding expenses by a reasonable margin.
Our expenses in almost all departments tended to increase over those of the
preceding year. More was spent on our wonderful Ubrary. Funds expended on
lectures, awards, medals and certificates also increased, yet thanks, primarily,
to another successful Spring Show and to increased income from our invested
funds, total receipts exceeded total expenditures by $3,721. Adjusting this
net figure, in conformity with our usual bookkeeping practice, to reflect
accumulated income adjustments on our restricted funds, the final results for

1949 show that income exceeded expenditures by $7,239 as against a com-
parable figure of $9,107 for the year ended December 31, 1948.

Last year, at our annual meeting, in trying to forecast the 1949 results, I
remarked that I should not be unhappy if we could break even for the year.
We have done better than that; and in view of the excellent results of the

1950 Spring Show I am hopeful that the 1950 results will be at least as good
as those of 1949 even though our expenses tend to chmb as our activities
expand over a wider sphere.

The itemized figures of our audited financial report for 1949 are so volumi-
nous that I shall not attempt to read them to you. They are available, of
course, to any of our members who may be interested. I think, however, that
in connection with some of the many items that comprise our financial state-
ment you will be interested to know that Garden Week, despite the relatively
heavy pioneering expense that any new venture involves, was carried out
with very little loss, that our Autumn Show contributed a much smaller
deficit than usual and that "Horticulture", our publication, made a favorable
showing for the year.

Stedman Buttrick
Treasurer

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REPORT OF THE TREASURER

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION ON
DECEMBER 31, 1949

ASSETS

Cash in banks and on hand $ 38,638 . 84

Accounts receivable — HORTICULTURE . 5, 530 . 96

Investments valued at book value 813,202.28

Capital Assets 592,586. 38

Real Estate $498,564. 63

Improvements and additions to building. . 47,441 . 28

Library 46,580.47

$592,586.38

Deferred Charges 9,711 . 51

Spring Show, 1950 $ 4,535.83

Garden Week, 1950 122. 13

Plant Buyers Guide Inventory 5,053 . 55

$ 9,711.51

,459,669.97

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL FUNDS

Liabilities — Accounts Payable $ 4,053 . 76

Sundry Funds 604,669. 51

Special Uses: Principal. . . . $167,919.64

Unexpended income 5,222 . 67 $173,142 . 31

General Uses: Principal 431,527.20

$604,669.51

Greater Endowment Fund 36,841 . 46

Balance, January 1, 1949 $ 36,741 .46

Net addition— 1949 100.00

$ 36,841.46

Life Membership fees 31,191 .00

Mount Auburn Cemetery Fund 55,053 . 52

Show Insurance Fund 53,401 . 64

Capital 564,524.70

Surplus (Capital) 82,496. 14

Balance, Januaiy 1, 1949 $ 81,929. 72

Add : Net gain on securities sold 566 . 42

$ 82,496.14

Surplus (Earned) 27,438. 24

$1,459,669.97

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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES

INCOME

19If9 1948

Income from investments $ 45,173. 17 S 40,981 . 53

Membership fees (after members subscrip-
tions to Horticulture) 17,385 . 87 16,370 . 69

Rentals 15,066.70 11,217.11

Spring Show 60,607.96 71,490.66

Autumn Show 1,027 M 2,846-87

Horticulture 1,056.39 4,690.43

Garden Week 215.71

Other receipts 792.50 818.05

$138,839.04 $133,340.74

EXPENDITURES

Building expenses $ 35,316.85 $ 35,472.55

Library expenses 14,708.85 12,232.89

Office and general salaries and expenses. . . . 46,404.44 43,075.75

Miscellaneous exhibition expenses 7,708 . 28 5,407 . 84

Awards, Lectures, Medals and Certificates:

Lectures paid from general funds 391 . 24 218 . 65

Prizes, medals and certificates paid from

general funds 4,114.03 2,890.52

Prizes, medals and certificates paid from

Spring Show 21,420.57 20,286.56

Medals, lectures, etc., paid from re-
stricted funds 1,804. 53 2,751 . 11

Awards at shows paid from restricted

funds 3,248.34 3,932.82

$135,117.13 $126,268.69
Excess of Income over Expenditures, All

Funds $ 3,721.91 S 7,072.05

Elimination of Expenses included above

paid from restricted funds 10,228 . 94 8,728 . 54

$ 13,950.85 $ 15,800.59
EUmination of income included above al-
located to restricted funds 6,710.87 6,693.08

Excess of Income over Expenditures —
General Funds $ 7,239.98 $ 9,107.51

RESULT OF THE BALLOTING

At 4:00 o'clock the polls were closed, 64 votes having been cast, and the
following persons were declared elected :

President: — John S. Ames.

Vice President: Dr. George 0. Clark.

Trustees: (For three years) Mr. Ernest Borowski, Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby,
Prof. Ray M. Koon, Dr. Ebner D. Merrill and Mr. Harold S. Ross.

BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

May 11949 -May 1,1950

HORTICULTURE

General

Balch, W. B. (and others) Horticulture enterprises; revised ed.l949
Farnham, R. B. and Ingham, V. W. The home owner's guide to better

lawns, trees and gardens. 1946
Farrington, E. I. The gardener's almanac. 1949

Garris, E. W. and Wolfe, H. S. Southern horticulture management. 1949
Gilbert, C. C. Success without soil: how to grow plants by hydroponics.

1948
Hurley, P. J. An encyclopedia for Austrahan gardeners. 1946
Jenkins, D. H. Weekend gardener. 1950
Simon, M. J. (and others) Complete garden handbook. 1950
Swarbrick, T. Harnessing the hormone: the use of growth regulating sub-
stances in gardens, fields and orchards. 1946?
Wellesley-in-Nassau. The garden workbook and diary. 1949
Wilkinson, A. E. and Tiedjens, V. A, The handy book of gardening. 1950
Wilson, A. How does your garden grow? 1949

Propagation and Pruning

Grant, J. and Grant, C. Pruning is simple. 1948

Hottes, A. C. How to increase plants. 1949

Longmire, A. A. Secrets of successful propagation: methods old and new.

1949
Sheat, W. G. Propagation of trees, shrubs and conifers. 1949
U. S. Forest Service. Woody-plant seed manual. 1949

AUXILIARY SCIENCES
Soils

American Society of Agronomy. Hunger signs in crops; rev. ed. 1949

Bear, F. E. (and others) Diagnostic techniques for soils and crops, their
value and use in estimating the fertility status of soils . . . 1948

Cook, R. L. and Millar, C. E. Plant nutrient deficiences. 1949

Faulkner, R. Garden manures and fertihzers. 1949

Gilbert, F. A. Mineral nutrition of plants and animals. 1949

Rodale, J. I. The organic front. 1949

Wickenden, L. Make friends with your land: a chemist looks at agricul-
ture. 1949

Diseases and pests
Westcott, C. Plant disease handbook. 1950

ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
General

Correvon, H. Flore alpine; 4e 6d. 1939

De Boer, S. R. Around the seasons in Denver parks and gardens. 1948

Hottes, A. C. Flower garden for the amateur. 1949

Innes, W. T. Goldfish varieties and water gardens. 1947

44 BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

Robbins, A. R. How to grow annuals. 1949
Solly, C. Solly's flower book: annual flowers. 1948
Wheelwright, E. G. The garden of pleasant flowers; rev. ed. 1948

Shrubs and trees

Brooks, R. L. Trees of the West Indies, their cultivation and care. 1947

Colvin, B. and Tyrwhitt, J. Trees for town and country. 1947

Godunov, A. Z. Surgery with a spade. 1949

Hill, D., nursery co. Hill's evergreens; rev. ed. 1949

Hottes, A. C. The book of shrubs; 5th ed. 1950

Lord, E. E. Shrubs and trees for AustraUan gardens. 1948

Greenhouse and house plants

Duruz, W. P. Principles of nursery management. 1950

Hersey, J. Garden in your window. 1949

Lawrence, W. J. C. Science and the glasshouse. 1948

Naumberg, S. Trick of growing house plants in every window. 1949

Post, K. Florist crop production and marketing. 1949

Monographs

American Camellia Society. American CamelUa yearbook. 1949

American Rhododendron Society. The rhododendron yearbook. 1949

American Rose Society. American rose annual. 1949

Anley, G. G. Irises, their culture and selection. 1948

Brown, W. Tuberous begonias, a complete guide for amateur and spe-
ciahst. 1948

Cayeux, L. Le dahlia. 1934

Ebel, M. Hydrangea et hortensia, multiplication et culture commerciale.
1933

Eklund, G. M. Kaktusboken. 1935-6. 2 vols.

Haselton, S. E. Epiphyllum handbook. 1946

Higgins, V. Succulent plants illustrated. 1949

Knebel, C. Phyllocactus. 1949

Logan, H. B. Jr. and Gosper, L. C. Orchids are easy to grow. 1949

Mitchell, S. B. Iris for every garden. 1949

New England Gladiolus Society. Gladiolus (yearbook). 1950

Norris, F. R. Grow your own roses. 1949

North American Lily Society. Lily yearbook. 1949

Northen, R. T. Home orchid growing. 1950

Norton, J. B. S. Descriptive catalog of hemerocallis clones, 1893-1948

Oregon Camellia Society. Camellias as a hobby. 1949

. Camellias illustrated; 2d ed. 1948

Royal Horticultural Society. Daffodil and tulip yearbook. 1949

. List of daffodil names. 1907.

Smith, N. G. Dahlia cultivation. 1949

Southern Cahfornia Camellia Societ3^ The camellia, its culture and no-
menclature. 1947

. Same; 2d rev. ed. 1949

Tirocco, G. B. The camellia; trans, from the Italian by Claude Chidamian.
1949

Ward, F. K. Rhododendrons. 1950

Willoughby, A. C. Orchids and how to grow them. 1950

Wilson, H. V. P. The African violet, saintpaulia; rev. ed. 1949

BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY 45

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Brown, H. D. Vegetable science. 1949

Childers, N. F. Fruit science: orchard and small fruit management. 1949

Cummings, M. B. The berry book: brambles and other berries. 1948

Gregg, T. A handbook of fruit culture. 1873

Hardenburg, E. V. Potato production. 1949

Jones, I. Vines in the sun: a journey through the California vineyards.

1949
Knott, J. E. Vegetable growing; 4th ed. 1949
McCallan, E. A. Bermuda home vegetable garden. 1943
Pihl, A. and Eriksson, J. Svenska fruktsorter. 1912
Rettew, G. R. Manual of mushroom culture; ed. 4. 1948
Smith, G. L. Practical nut growing. 1949
Thompson, Homer C. Vegetable crops; 4th ed. 1949
Waldin, W. Truck farming in the Everglades. 1912?
Wallace, H. A. Com and corn growing; 5th ed. 1949

AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS

Gaylord, I. Cooking with an accent: the herb grower's cookbook. 1949

Jarchow, M. E. The earth brought forth: a history of Minnesota agricul-
ture to 1885. 1949

Jones, L. C. The Farmers' Museum. (New York State Historical Associa-
tion) 1948

King, F. H. Farmers of forty centuries; rev. ed. 1949

Pearson, H. S. Fifteen ways to make money in the country. 1949

Rodale, J. I. The healthy Hunzas. 1948

Sykes, F. Humus and the farmer. 1949

Woodward, C. R. The development of agriculture in New Jersey, 1640-
1880. 1927

NATURAL HISTORY

Fabre, J. H. The msect world of J. Henri Fabre; ed. by 13. W. Teale. 1949

Krutch, J. W. The twelve seasons. 1949

Scudder, S. H. The life of a butterfly: a chapter in natural history for the

general reader. 1893
Stuart, F. S. City of the bees. 1949

Birds

Headstrom, R. Birds' nests, a field guide. 1949
Pettit, T. Birds in your backyard. 1949
Zim, H. S. and Gabrielson, I. N. Birds. 1950

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Economics and education

Hamlin, H. M. Agricultural education in community schools. 1949

Plant buyers' guide; 5th ed. 1949

Witthoft, J. Green corn ceremoniaUsm in the eastern woodlands. 1949

Garden clubs and flower shows

Boyd, L. E. Garden club memories. 1950

Fisher, A. Flower shows and how to judge them. 1938

46 BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

Leach, L., comp. The National Council of State Garden Clubs, the first

twenty years. 1949
National Council of State Garden Clubs. Handbook for flower shows,

staging, exhibiting, judging; ed. by Esther Grayson. 1949
Robert, H. M. Robert's rules of order; rev. ed. 1943.

Conservation

Carter, V. G. Man on the landscape: the fundamentals of plant conserva-
tion. 1949
Lord, R. Forever the land: a country chronicle and anthology. 1950
Ordway, S. H. A conservation handbook. 1949

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Aul, H. B. How to beautify and improve your home ground. 1949
Hawkins, R. R. and Abbe, C. H. Home mechanics outdoor handbook

1950
Hobbs, H. J. How to build garden furniture. 1947
Levison, J. J. Home book of trees and shrubs; 2d ed. 1949
Mack, C. F. and Mack, P. Plants for gardens in the shade. 1949
Matthews, J. W. Garden treasures: choice flowering plants for Australia

and New Zealand. 1947
Sir^n, O. Gardens of China, 1949

Tunnard, C. Gardens in the modern landscape; 2d rev. ed. 1949
Vera, A. Les jardins. 1919
Wyman, D. Shrubs and vines for American gardens. 1949

BOTANY

General works

Anderson, E. Introgressive hybridization. 1949

Avebury, J. L., baron. On buds and stipules. 1899

Bailey, L. H. Manual of cultivated plants; 2d ed. 1948

Clements, F. E. Dynamics of vegetation. 1949

Emerson, F. W. and Shields, L. M. Laboratory and field exercises in

botany. 1949
Gates, F. C. Field manual of plant ecology. 1949
Hertrich, W. The Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1905-1949.
Jackson, B. D. A glossary of botanic terms; 4th rev. and enl. ed. 1948
Knight, R. L. A dictionary of genetics. 1948
Kramer, P. J. Plant and soil water relationships. 1949
Moldenke, H. N. A brief course in elementary systematic botany for

gardeners. 1947
Newbigin, M. Plant and animal geography. 1949
Quelch, M. T. Herbs and how to know them. 1946
Wissler. C. The cereals and civiUzation. 1948

Monographs

Bowers, N. A. Cone-bearing trees of the Pacific coast. 1942

Camus, A. Les cypres. 1914

Hawkes, J. G. Potato collecting expeditions in Mexico and South America.

1941
More, R. E^ Colorado evergreens; 2d ed. 1949
Traub, H. P. and Moldenke, H. N. Amaryllidaceae: tribe amarylleae.

1949

BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY 47

Floras — United States

Bailey, V. L. and Bailey, H. E: Woody plants of the western national

parks. 1949
Hardy, G. A. and Hardy, W. Wild flowers in the Rockies. 1949
Moldenke, H. N. American wild flowers. 1949
Stefferud, A. How to know the wild flowers. 1950
Taylor, K. S. Travellers' guide to roadside wild flowers, shrubs and trees of

the United States. 1949
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Trees, the yearbook of agriculture for

1949

Floras — Other countries

Good, R. The geography of flowering plants. 1947

Hall, C. A. Wild flowers in their haUnts. 1949

Jahandiez, E. and Maire, R. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-

1941. 4 vols.
Makins, F. K. Identification of trees and shrubs; 2d ed. 1948
Rupp, H. M. R. The orchids of New South Wales. 1943
Tansley, A. G. Britain's green mantle, past, present and future. 1949

ESSAYS AND POETRY

Chandler, J. C. The romance of the rose. 1949

Count, E. W. 4000 years of Christmas. 1948

Gannett, L. Cream Hill. 1949

Hanchett, J. T. The future of evolution, with an appendix of verse. 1949

Hottes, A. C. Garden facts and fancies. 1949

Jensen, J. The clearing: a way of Hfe. 1949

Leopold, A. Sand County almanac. 1949

Parmenter, R. The plant in my window. 1949

Rothery, A. The joyful gardener. 1949

FINE ARTS

Bustanoby, J. H. Principles of color and color mixing. 1947

Graves, M. Art of color and design. 1941

Kennedy, R. W. The renaissance painter's garden. 1948

Munsell, A. H. Color notation. 1947

Rutt, A. H. Home furnishing; 2d ed. 1948

Salinger, M. Flowers: the flower piece in European painting. 1949

Whittet, G. S. Bouquet: a galaxy of flower painting. 1949

Flower arrangement

Blaxland, H. Flower pieces. 1946

Gannon, R. Winter bouquets with color. 1949

Roberts, P. E. Flower craft. 1949

Schaeffer, R. Flower arrangement. 1935

Wilson, H. V. P. Flower arrangement calendar. 1949

Wright, R. House and Garden's portfoUo of 25 flower prints. 1948

BIOGRAPHY

Albus, H. J. The peanut man: the Hfe of George Washington Carver. 1948
Dies, E. J. Titans of the soil: great builders of agriculture. 1949
Leger, C. Redouts et son temps. 1945

Rodgers, A. D. Liberty Hyde Bailey: a story of American plant sciences.
1949

48 BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

Schweitzer, A. On the edge of the primeval forest, and, More from the

primeval forest. 1948
Wright, R. L. Gardener's tribute. 1949

TRAVEL PLANT HUNTING

David, J. P. A., abb4. Abb4 David's diary . . . trans, and ed. by Helen

M. Fox. 1949
Farrington, E. I. The gardener's travel book; rev. ed. 1949
Peattie, D. C. American heartwood. 1949
Peattie, R. The Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge. 1943
Rogers, C. Trodden glory: the story of the California poppy, with a

description of some Russians. 1949
Scidmore, E. R. Java, the garden of the East. 1897

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Chapman, D. H. The seasons and the woodman. 1949

Masters, R. V. Child's garden of flowers. 1949

Masters, R. V. Child's garden of vegetables. 1949

McClintock, M. Leaf, fruit and flower: a nature primer. 1948

McClintock, M. Let's learn the flowers. 1948

Parker, B. M. FaU is here. 1948

Parker, B. M. Spring is here. 1948

Parker, B. M, Summer is here. 1948

Parker, B. M. Winter is here. 1948

Tresselt, A. Johnny maple-leaf. 1948

Webber, I. E. Bits that grow big: where plants come from. 1949

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rehder, A. BibHography of cultivated trees and shrubs hardy in the cooler

temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. 1949
Winship, G. P. Gutenberg to Plantin, an outline of the early history of

printing. 1926

GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society acknowledges with thanks gifts
to the Ubrary from the following donors:

Allen, Vera L. The life of a butterfly, by Samuel H. Scudder
Bastille, Mrs. D. 0. and Miss Esther Jackson. A collection of books

from the Ubrary of the late Robert T. Jackson
Bemis, Mrs. H. H. A file of the Bulletms of the Garden Club of America
Clark, Dr. George 0. A collection of seed and nursery catalogues
Clark, Raymond F.

The soil and its management by M. F. Miller

Sanford Arboretum catalog and planting list

Principles of floriculture, by E. A. White
Cook, Mrs. Robert H. A collection of books from the Ubrary of the late

Mrs. Francis King
Crosby, Mrs. S. V. R. Gazette iUustr^e des Amateurs de Jardins, 1940-'47
Gray Herbarium, Harvard University. A brief course in elementary

systematic botany for gardeners, by H. N. Moldenke
Herb Society of America. Collecteana pharmaceutica suecica, v.3., of

the Kungl. Farmaceutiska Institutets BibUotek, Stockholm

NEW CLASSIFICATION 49

Herb Society op America. New England Unit. 120 watercolors
of wild flowers of England, by Ellen Key, 3 volumes. In memory of
Helen Noyes Webster

Hosmer, Mrs. H. B. A sketch of the botany of South Carolina and
Georgia, by Stephen Elliott

Krabek, Wilfred B. A collection of seed and nursery catalogues

Rettew, G. Raymond. Manual of mushroom culture; 4th edition.

THE NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR THE LIBRARY

Dorothy S. Manks, Librarian

Each year recently the Report of the Library Committee has included a
paragraph on the progress of reclassifjdng and recataloguing the hbrary. For
any collection of 30,000 volumes this is a momentous undertaking. When,
in addition to the work on the books themselves, the scheme by which they
are classified must also be devised, the project becomes even more difficult
and compUcated. In our case this was necessary, for a careful search produced
no classification which met our requirements. Other Hbraries in our field
agreed that a new Hbrary classification for horticulture was needed, and urged
us to attempt it.

Such a scheme has been made, and in a condensed version is now presented.
To print it here in full would take many pages, but the unabridged form is
available to anyone who wishes to see it.

Under each broad general class the purpose has been to present an orderly
and logical sequence of ideas, so that topics standing together have some re-
lationship with each other. The gaps in the numbering are due partly to the
abridgment, partly to a technical mechanical arrangement by which new
topics, as they arise, may be inserted in their proper places. In this way it is
hoped that the work of reorganization may not have to be repeated, but that
the scheme may be indefinitely flexible to meet the needs of future horticul-
ture.

A HORTICULTURE

1 General works

12 Encyclopedias and dictionaries

16 Children's books

17 School gardening practice

For administration see H31

3 Propagation. Nursery management

4 Special cultural techniques

42 Electroculture

43 Chemical culture

45 Plant growth regulators

5 Pruning. Training. EspaUer

6 Harvesting. Curing. Storage ^
8 Research methods and techniques

50 NEW CLASSIFICATION

B AUXILIARY SCIENCES

4 Soil sciences

5 Plant health

53 Diseases

54 Insects. Economic entomology
58 Weeds and weed control

C CULTURE OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

1 General works

14 Special cultural techniques. Greenhouse management. House
plants

6 Garden types

61 Rock and alpine gardening

62 Water gardening

63 Wild gardening

64 City gardening

8 Plant types

81 Annuals

82 Perennials

83 Bulbs

84 Woody plants

9 Individual plants. Subdivide by name of plant

Include culture, history and description of cultivated forms of gar-
den plants. For botanical studies see N9

D CULTURE OF FOOD PLANTS

1 General works including both fruits and vegetables

2 Vegetable gardening

29 Individual vegetables

3 Herb gardening

39 Individual herbs

4 Fruit culture

49 Individual fruits

E AGRICULTURE

1 General works

7 Technology of manufactured products
74 Home economics

9 Individual crops. Subdivide by name of plant

Include works on field crops. When a plant may be grown as either
garden or field crop (e.g. corn) class in D29, D39, or D49 as required

F FORESTRY

G GENERAL SCIENCE

1 General works

2 Mathematical and physical sciences

NEW CLASSIFICATION 51

Biological sciences
33 Zoology
334 Birds

H SOCIAL SCIENCES

1 Government and agriculture. Legislation. Plant patents. Plant

quarantine regulations

2 Community life

22 Community activities

221 Garden club management

222 Flower show management. Judging
24 Manners and customs

For folklore and legends see R3

3 Education

31 Elementary and secondary education. School garden administra-

tion

32 Professional training

4 Economics

41 Land utiUzation. Conservation

42 Business management. Accounting and bookkeeping

L LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

1 General works

3 Principles of design

39 Evolution of design. History of landscape design.

Class here general histories, not limited to a single country or
period. The history of landscape architecture in a country is
classed with other material on the gardens of the country in L9

4 Design according to use

41 Pleasure gardens. Home gardens. Private estates
6 Elements and materials of design

61 Ground forms

62 Planting design. Carpet bedding. Parterres. Mazes

63 Plants, vegetative types

Class here books written from the point of view of decorative
value in the garden. For books which include both decorative
values and cultivation, prefer class C

64 Plants, decorative characters. FoUage. Ornamental fruits. Habit

of growth. Fragrance

65 Plants, ecological conditions. Seasons. Sun and shade. Soil and

moisture

66 Plants, decorative uses. Topiary. Street and city conditions.

Ground covers. Hedges. Foundation planting
69 Structures in landscape. Paths. Pools. Walls and fences. Orna-
ments and furniture. Lighting effects. Garden houses
9 Description and history of gardens. Subdivide by country

52 NEW CLASSIFICATION

M ARCHITECTURE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT

1 Architecture

2 Land development and construction

N BOTANY

1 General works. But prefer N14-15
119 History
12 Encyclopedias and dictionaries. Plant names

For rules for the making of scientific names see N81

14 Textbooks

15 Popular works

16 Children's books
4 Botanical institutions

6 Biological botany

In place of N6 undivided prefer N14

61 Morphology. Anatomy. Teratology

62 Physiology

63 Ecology

64 Evolution. Genetics. Plant breeding

7 Economic plants

71 Food plants

72 Medicinal, drug, and poisonous plants

73 Industrial plants

8 Descriptive and systematic botany

81 Nomenclature

82 General descriptive works, non-systematic

821 Pre-Linnaean, including herbals

822 Post-Linnaean, including icones

83 Systematic works. Taxonomy
831 Botany of cultivated plants

9 Individual plants. Subdivide by name of plant

P GEOGRAPHIC BOTANY. FLORAS

2
2
3

Plant geography

- 9 Flora. Subdivide the continents by country

Europe

Asia

4
5

Africa and Madagascar
Australasia

Pacific Islands

North America

Central and South America

Arctica and Antarctica

LITERATURE

1
2
3

Essays
Poetry
Legends and mythology

FRUIT AND FLOWER MISSION 53

S FINE ARTS

1 General works

2 Methods and materials

21 Drawing and painting

22 Photography

23 Color, including color standards and nomenclature

3 Plants in art

31 Pictorial representations, including still life paintings

32 Nature in design

33 Flower arrangement

T BIOGRAPHY

V TRAVEL PLANT HUNTING

X GENERAL REFERENCE

1 Bibliography

4 General dictionaries and encyclopedias
9 Library administration

BENEVOLENT FRATERNITY
FRUIT and FLOWER MISSION

Twenty-five years have just passed since the trustees of the Horticultural
Society took the Fruit and Flower Mission under its wing, as it were. That
they have been years of steady, though quiet growth, is in great measure
due to the fact that there has been a permanent headquarters from which to
operate. The constant kindness and cooperation shown us by all who are in
any way connected with the work of the Society has made it a real joy to
work here. One of the most appreciated services we are able to render is made
possible through the gifts of the flowers shown at the various exhibits at the
Hall.

In the words of a popular advertisement — "Something new has been
added" this past year. With the coming of a new Executive Secretary, there
has been a new stirring of interest in the work. The number of volunteer
workers has doubled and the new people have shown a wonderful spirit of
helpfulness in every way. With the addition of eight new Directors, the story
of our Mission has reached many new organizations with a resultant increase
in the number of Hohday Baskets we were able to send out during Easter,
Thanksgiving and Christmas. The total number of baskets and gifts sent this
year was over 800. All this meant a tremendous amount of work on the part
of thirty workers who made the baskets and the nine volunteer drivers.

The summer project, known as "Hamper Work," was most successful
the past season. A total of over 900 hampers and other containers of garden
flowers and produce was sent in to the four distribution Centers and many
thousands of city-bound people were made happier by the hard work done
by all the interested suburban folks who made this possible. The town
of Harvard set an all-time high record by sending in 228 containers of flowers

54 NECROLOGY

and quantities of fresh vegetables to the North End of Boston. In all twenty-
eight towns worked with us to bring cheer to the dreary sections of Boston
where a bit of the country is so much appreciated. Garden Clubs find this work
most interesting and are eager to do more as they learn the real value of the
service we render through their contributions of the fruits of their gardens. We
always stand ready to help any Club with their program by telling the interest-
ing history of the Fruit and Flower Mission.

Through the kindness of one of the members of the Horticultural Society,
there are forty-five persons who have beautiful memories to cherish of the
beauties and wonders of the Annual Spring Show of the Society. To give this
rare treat to so many people who could not possibly afford such an indulgence,
has been the kindly custom of this generous donor for many years.

While the number of hospitals and other institutions reached by the flowers
from the monthly exhibitions held at the Hall has been about the same as in
former years — about fifty — we reached many that had not had this treat
before, and sent out a great many more to shut-ins in their Httle homes. As
one of the new things that has been added, this past year, there was a more
personal contact made between the recipients and the workers. Many calls
were made while dehvering the flowers, and we were able to make our Ust of
cHents more flexible thereby.

A project in which we were happy to have a part was the back yard garden
contest, known as " Yardville." After one of the most attractive of the exhibits
at the Hall, we sent quantities of the fern plants to the South End House and
the Boston Tuberculosis Association for use in this project in the South End
of Boston.

In many other ways, too numerous to mention, the Fruit and Flower Mis-
sion shows signs of healthy growth, even though it has now reached the ad-
vanced age of eighty-one years.

Ida a. Perkins
Executive Secretary

NECROLOGY

A list of the members of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society whose
deaths were reported during the year ending May 1, 1950.

Mrs. Charles S. Aldrich Mr. Oswald H. Beames

Mr. Patrick Allen Miss Johanne Beer

Mrs. Thomas Allen Miss Elsie W. Bird

Mrs. Hob art Ames Miss Alice E. Brett

Prof. Oakes Ames Miss Louise Buckland

Miss Sarah G. Ajtorews Mrs. William L. Butcher

Mr. Walter A. Angell Mrs. Richard B. Carter

Mrs. Harry D. Archambault Rev. Robert F. Cheney

Miss Anne Baker Mrs. Hugh Cochrane

Mr. George J. Ball Dr. Susan M. Coffin

Mrs. Hugh Bancroft Miss Mary E. Cormerais

Mrs. E. Dorothy Batchelder Mr. James P. Cotter

NECROLOGY continued

Mrs. R. T. Crane, Jr.
Mrs. Allen Curtis
Mrs. C. H. Dahl
Mrs. Ernest B. Dane
Mr. Frank S. Davis
Mrs. Myron M. Davis
Mr. Arthur L. Dexter
Miss Daisy G. Driver
Mrs. Grace Eliot Dudley
Miss Martha B. Dunham
Miss Ellen A. Early
Mr. Newton R. Elliott
Mrs. Philip Evans
Mr. Henry M. Faxon
Mr. Charles E. Fitz
Mrs. H. Bruce Fletcher
Mr. David Eraser
Miss Florence H. Fremmer
Mr. L. Merton Gage
Mr. W. Erwin Gilchrist
Miss Lucy D. Gillett
Mr. Michael J. Hachey
Mr. John G. Hall
Mr. Edward C. Hammond
Mr. William B. Hanna
Mrs. John H. Harwood
Mr. Clement S. Houghton
Mr. Charles B. Hoyt
Mr. Albert H. Inman
Mrs. Franklin R. Ire son
Mrs. Benjamin W. Iris
Mr. William J. Kennedy
Mrs. Benjamin Kimball
Mr. Herbert R. Kinney
Mr. William P. Land
Mrs. John B. Lang
Mrs. Frank S. Larkin
Mr. Francis Lazenby
Mr. Walter E. Lenk
Mrs. Nellie M. Lindsey
Mr. Franklin E. Low

Mrs, Malcolm F. MacLean
Mrs. Gertrude McKittrick
Mrs. Ralph S. Megathlin
Mr. J. Lee Mellsop
Mr. Peter S. Myatt
Mrs. Everett Paine
Mr. Thomas E. Parker
Mr. Lewis Parkhurst
Mr. Charles E. Paterson
Mrs. Craig L. Pattingill
Mr. William C. Pickersgill
Miss Grace W. Quincy
Mrs. Edward H. Rathbun
Mr. Alfred Rehder
Mrs. Harry L. Robinson
Mrs. Alexander H. Rogers
Mrs. Linda C. Rogers
Mrs. John H. Ross
Mr. Fred W. Rust
Mrs. William R. Sampson
Mrs. Ida H. Schwartz
Mr. Fred Shaw
Mrs. Henry E. Sheldon
Miss Eva L. Simmons
Mrs. Joseph H. Soliday
Mrs. Philip L. Spalding
Mr. W. J. Spaulding
Miss Emma A. Thompson
Dr. R. S. Titus
Mr. Willl^m a. Trow
Miss Katherine L. Tuttle
Mr. Louis Vasseur
Mrs. Henry G. Vaughan
Miss Florence E. Walkins
Mrs. Lauriston Ward
Miss Mabel L. Washburn
Mr. Edwin S. Webster
Mrs. Charles F. Whitehouse
Miss Charlotte B. Winsor
Miss Ada M. Woodward
Mrs. William L. Wright

HONORARY MEMBERS

1942 Lgkd Abebcoxwat. Nonh W^.^^ "- ^".and

194S F. A. B.LP,TL^TT, S-i-:ord, Con::-:-::^:

1942 Waltz ?. Z ' 3 ?. : - : - 1 1 . little C -z:z. Rhode Island

1942 Db.. V.-:ll:,.^f a. Dayt^: '^'\?z:zz-- I' C.

1942 Dav:: FaZschilt. 'T" : - - u: Grovc, I,cr.z-^

1942 J-5i?E B. Gaeii -- -artetown, Peniijv i^ .

1942 Hz V7T H::s^ '^ :rv. Langldbiid, : ':

1942 Przi H H - Az: : : -tebdlo, Odifanii^

1942 CoLON-EL R, H. M : >~ -^omkkt, Coeonni Grove, Floiida

1942 RoBEBT :: z ^ ^ ^ -V New YoA

19*2 G. G. Nzafjn . -. i, New Jeney

1^42 Fz.z: z?.: :z Law OLacim, BrookBat, MjmwuJhmm.IIii

1 942 > - ? ^ Z 1 I2.1BETH Pbcbbson, Ncw Toik, New YoA

1942 Gz ?. :z H. PBOfe, SI. LooiB, IffioBOiiri
De, a. B. STorr. Xe^ York, New Toik
Vnp.viN Tatlcp. >'^~ Yori^ New York
C.J. Van Borz N-. Bdbykn, Long Isfauid, New Yorit

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1943 AiEip.T C. But.- MawdiuwRtte
1943 ViNczNT DzPz7:.> -^ Midiigui

1943 Ed^>3: Z Fa?.?.:? .-.a, Mawnrfmaetta

1943 JzN5 JzNszv, E;.:5 :z Z lonsin

1943 Hzyz.T T Sz:?-^~- H-^Z Pennsyivania

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1944 R:c^'.?.: 5.: n vr? :^ New York

1945 J:-z?z H. Hill Z. liiana
1945 .\lbzbt HrxuEY. M:: : -: ' Z -i^admaetiB

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1948 EuoRST F. C :z. Coooniit Game, ¥1arida
1948 JoH>rL P- zzz Dedham, MiwiaiUiini itii

1948 Ep.tc Wazzzzz - z FrandBeo, CaBfagnia

1949 >Z zz: Z-zzzz zi, IfaaBaduBeltB
1949 Hzy?.z K ^.>zz:z : zaesviDe, Ota o
1949 Geozz ZZ ?a_vzz Zhestnoi Hill,

1949 -A. KzNzs-ETH SiMP< : ~ zsfidd, Mm—iliiiw'HB
19i9 H-'Zr. : iz B . TrxzT , Z - Z z!:?!ii& Michipui

1950 M :>rzA:-rz F?^z >'^^ J :- N'ewYofk
1950 Dr, Wiz^ : ? : zzz" z ^ ^r: zzaJpa, Honduras
1950 Kz>-s-e:th ? .z^ t , I - z i zz Z' - - Y^rk
1950 GzoEGZ L. S^zz Grzevi. Ne- Y:Zz

Bequests to the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society

IT IS hoped by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society that it
mil not be forgotten by members who find it expedient to make
their wills. This Society's financial condition is sound and its
investments are good, but the income from many of its investments
has declined because of decreased returns from its bond holdings.
Expenses naturally have increased and more money is needed to
extend the activities of the Society.

The following form of bequest is suggested:

FORM OF BEQUEST

I give and bequeath to the Massachusetts Horticul-
tural Society located in Boston, Massachusetts, the sum

of to be used as the Board of Trustees

may direct for the promotion of horticulture in its various
forms and for extending the activities of the Society along
educational lines.

Signed

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